原文
"My fence is all right," snapped Mr. Harrison, angrier than ever at this
carrying of the war into the enemy's country. "The jail fence couldn't
keep a demon of a cow like that out. And I can tell you, you redheaded
snippet, that if the cow is yours, as you say, you'd be better employed
in watching her out of other people's grain than in sitting round
reading yellow-covered novels," . . . with a scathing glance at the
innocent tan-colored Virgil by Anne's feet.
Something at that moment was red besides Anne's hair . . . which had always been a tender point with her.
語彙など
- snap:吐き捨てるように言う
- enemy:敵
- jail:刑務所
- demon:悪魔
- redhead:赤毛の人
- snippet:小さな[つまらぬ]人物
- grain:穀物
- scathe:〜を酷評する
- glance at:〜をちらりと見る
- innocent:あどけない
- tan:日焼けの色,黄褐色
- Virgil:Aeneid of Virgil(ヴァージルのアエネイス、ヴェルギリウスのアエネイド､古代ギリシャの作家ヴァージル（別名ヴェルギリウス）の作品）
- at that moment:その時に
- besides:そのうえ
- tender point:圧痛点