原文
"Not she," said Gilbert emphatically. "I know Louisa Spencer well. She
doesn't 'believe' in Village Improvement Societies, but she DOES believe
in dollars and cents. She'd be more likely to urge Judson on than to
dissuade him."
"The only thing to do is to appoint a committee to wait on him and protest," said Julia Bell, "and you must send girls, for he'd hardly be civil to boys . . . but _I_ won't go, so nobody need nominate me."
"Better send Anne alone," said Oliver Sloane. "She can talk Judson over if anybody can."
語彙など
- emphatically:きっぱりと
- urge:〜するように勧める
- dissuade:思いとどまらせる
- appoint a committee:委員会を指名する
- wait on:〜に応対する
- protest:抗議する
- civil:礼儀正しい
- nominate:推薦する,指名する
- talk over:説得する