原文
"I suppose she has some good qualities," conceded Mr. Harrison
grudgingly. "Most folks have. I have some myself, though you might never
suspect it. But anyhow I ain't going to give anything to that carpet.
Folks are everlasting begging for money here, it seems to me. How's your
project of painting the hall coming on?"
"Splendidly. We had a meeting of the A.V.I.S. last Friday night and found that we had plenty of money subscribed to paint the hall and shingle the roof too. MOST people gave very liberally, Mr. Harrison."
語彙など
- quality:性質
- concede:認める
- grudgingly:しぶしぶ
- anyhow:とにかく
- folks:人々
- everlasting:ひっきりなしの
- beg:求める
- project:計画
- come on:発展する
- splendidly:立派に
- plenty of:十分な〜
- subscribe:寄付する
- shingle:〜を屋根板でふく
- liberally:気前よく