原文
"No, indeed, I wouldn't . . . that's just the way I feel. You're so good
at understanding, teacher. Nobody else understands so well . . . not even
grandma, although she's so good to me. Father understood pretty well,
but still I couldn't talk much to him about mother, because it made him
feel so bad. When he put his hand over his face I always knew it was
time to stop. Poor father, he must be dreadfully lonesome without
me; but you see he has nobody but a housekeeper now and he thinks
housekeepers are no good to bring up little boys, especially when he has
to be away from home so much on business. Grandmothers are better, next
to mothers. Someday, when I'm brought up, I'll go back to father and
we're never going to be parted again."
語彙など
- dreadfully:すごく
- lonesome:ひとりで寂しい
- but:〜を除いて
- housekeeper:家事をする人
- bring up:育てる
- on business:仕事で
- part:引き離す