原文
"HOW sweet!" said Jane.
"Let us dance around it like wood-nymphs," cried Anne, dropping her basket and extending her hands.
But the dance was not a success for the ground was boggy and Jane's rubbers came off.
"You can't be a wood-nymph if you have to wear rubbers," was her decision.
語彙など
- nymph:妖精,精霊
- extend:差し伸べる
- boggy:ジクジクした
- rubber:〔防水のゴム製〕オーバーシューズ