原文
"He's peculiar enough all right then," said Mr. Harrison drily. "Or at
least, folks here will call him so. I never was much of a talker till
I came to Avonlea and then I had to begin in self-defense or Mrs. Lynde
would have said I was dumb and started a subscription to have me taught
sign language. You're not going yet, Anne?"
語彙など
- peculiar:風変わりな
- all right:間違いなく
- drily:素っ気なく
- in self-defense:自衛上,正当防衛で
- dumb:頭が悪い
- subscription:寄付
- sign language:手話