原文
"I s'pose," he said reflectively, "that Paul Irving wouldn't have
dropped a caterpillar down a girl's neck in church, would he?"
"Indeed he wouldn't," said Anne sadly.
"Well, I'm kind of sorry I did it, then," conceded Davy. "But it was such a jolly big caterpillar . . . I picked him up on the church steps just as we went in. It seemed a pity to waste him. And say, wasn't it fun to hear that girl yell?"
語彙など
- reflectively:思慮深く
- caterpillar:いも虫,毛虫
- indeed:確かに
- kind of:多少
- concede:譲歩する,認める
- jolly:大層な,すごい
- caterpillar:いも虫,毛虫
- pity:残念なこと
- waste:(みすみす)逃す
- fun:楽しい
- yell:大声を上げる