原文
"But they can't help minding it. And I don't think it's any help
that it's your habit. What would you think of a person who went about
sticking pins and needles into people and saying, 'Excuse me, you
mustn't mind it . . . it's just a habit I've got.' You'd think he was
crazy, wouldn't you? And as for Mrs. Lynde being a busybody, perhaps she
is. But did you tell her she had a very kind heart and always helped the
poor, and never said a word when Timothy Cotton stole a crock of butter
out of her dairy and told his wife he'd bought it from her? Mrs. Cotton
cast it up to her the next time they met that it tasted of turnips and
Mrs. Lynde just said she was sorry it had turned out so poorly."
語彙など
- stick:〜に突き刺す
- pin:ピン
- needle:針
- habit:習性
- crazy:変わり者,気が狂った
- as for:〜について言えば
- busybody:おせっかいな人
- crock:壷,ビン
- dairy:バター･チーズ製造所,乳製品販売店
- cast up:ののしる
- turnip:カブ