原文
At the bottom of the stairs lay a big pink conch shell amid the
fragments of what had been Miss Barry's platter; and at the top of the
stairs knelt a terrified Davy, gazing down with wide-open eyes at the
havoc.
"Davy," said Marilla ominously, "did you throw that conch down ON PURPOSE?"
語彙など
- conch:巻き貝
- shell:貝殻
- amid:〜に囲まれて,〜の真ん中に
- fragment:破片,かけら
- platter:大皿
- kneel:ひざまずく
- terrified:おびえて
- gaze:じっと見つめる
- havoc:大惨事
- ominously:気味悪く
- on purpose:故意に