原文
The next house was Daniel Blair's.
"Now, it all depends on whether his wife is home or not," said Diana, as they jolted along a deep-rutted lane. "If she is we won't get a cent. Everybody says Dan Blair doesn't dare have his hair cut without asking her permission; and it's certain she's very close, to state it moderately. She says she has to be just before she's generous. But Mrs. Lynde says she's so much 'before' that generosity never catches up with her at all."
Anne related their experience at the Blair place to Marilla that evening.
語彙など
- depend on:〜次第である
- jolt:揺れながら進む
- rutted:轍のできた
- permission:許可
- close:けちな
- state:述べる,はっきり言う
- moderately:穏やかに,控えめに
- generous:気前のよい
- generosity:気前のよさ
- catch up with:追いつく
- relate:話す
- experience:体験,見聞