原文
In life, as in dreams, however, things often go by contraries. The
Avonlea people did not laugh; they were too angry. Their money had
gone to paint the hall and consequently they felt themselves bitterly
aggrieved by the mistake. Public indignation centered on the Pyes. Roger
Pye and John Andrew had bungled the matter between them; and as for
Joshua Pye, he must be a born fool not to suspect there was something
wrong when he opened the cans and saw the color of the paint. Joshua
Pye, when thus animadverted upon, retorted that the Avonlea taste in
colors was no business of his, whatever his private opinion might be; he
had been hired to paint the hall, not to talk about it; and he meant to
have his money for it.
語彙など
- by contraries:予期に反して
- consequently:その結果
- bitterly:ひどく
- aggrieved:不当な扱いをされた
- mistake:ミス,手違い
- indignation:憤り,怒り
- center on:〜に集中する
- bungle:へまをする
- as for:〜については
- born fool:生まれつきのばか
- animadvert:非難する
- retort:〜に反論する
- taste:好み,嗜好