原文
"I shut my Jersey cow up in our pen yesterday. This morning I went to
Carmody and when I came back I saw a Jersey cow in your oats. Diana and
I chased her out and you can't imagine what a hard time we had. I was
so dreadfully wet and tired and vexed--and Mr. Shearer came by that very
minute and offered to buy the cow. I sold her to him on the spot for
twenty dollars. It was wrong of me. I should have waited and consulted
Marilla, of course. But I'm dreadfully given to doing things without
thinking--everybody who knows me will tell you that. Mr. Shearer took
the cow right away to ship her on the afternoon train."
語彙など
- Jersey cow:ジャージー種の乳牛
- pen:囲い
- oat:カラスムギ,オート麦
- chase:〜を追い払う
- dreadfully:すごく
- vex:イライラさせる,苦しめる
- on the spot:その場で
- consult:相談する
- be given to doing:〜する癖がある
- right away:直ちに
- ship:出荷する