原文
"I never will, now that I know it's bad," asseverated Davy between sobs.
"If you ever catch me telling a whopper again you can . . ." Davy groped
mentally for a suitable penance . . . "you can skin me alive, Anne."
"Don't say 'whopper,' Davy . . . say 'falsehood,'" said the schoolma'am.
語彙など
- now that:(that 以下)した上は
- asseverate:断言する
- sob:すすり泣き
- whopper:大うそ
- grope:手探りする
- mentally:心の中で
- suitable:適切な
- penance:贖罪
- skin:皮をはぐ
- falsehood:うそ