原文
"But she was glad to die," said Davy confidentially. "I know, 'cause
she told me so. She was awful tired of being sick. We'd a long talk the
night before she died. She told me you was going to take me and Dora for
the winter and I was to be a good boy. I'm going to be good, but can't
you be good running round just as well as sitting still? And she said I
was always to be kind to Dora and stand up for her, and I'm going to."
"Do you call pulling her hair being kind to her?"
語彙など
- confidentially:内緒話のように,親しげに
- tire of:〜にうんざりする
- stand up for:〜に味方する,〜をかばう