原文
Marilla promised; but the promise was quite unnecessary, for Mrs. Lynde
was no sooner fairly seated than she said,
"I saw Mr. Harrison chasing your Jersey out of his oats today when I was coming home from Carmody. I thought he looked pretty mad. Did he make much of a rumpus?"
Anne and Marilla furtively exchanged amused smiles. Few things in Avonlea ever escaped Mrs. Lynde. It was only that morning Anne had said,
語彙など
- promise:約束する
- quite:まったく
- no sooner ~ than:〜するとすぐ
- Jersey:ジャージー(乳牛の品種名)
- oats:麦
- mad:怒って
- make a rumpus:騒ぐ
- furtively:ひそかに
- amused:おもしろがっている
- escape:免れる