原文
Diana untied the pony and drove into the shed, just as the first heavy
drops of rain fell. There she sat and watched the resulting downpour,
which was so thick and heavy that she could hardly see Anne through it,
holding the parasol bravely over her bare head. There was not a great
deal of thunder, but for the best part of an hour the rain came
merrily down. Occasionally Anne slanted back her parasol and waved an
encouraging hand to her friend; But conversation at that distance was
quite out of the question. Finally the rain ceased, the sun came out,
and Diana ventured across the puddles of the yard.
"Did you get very wet?" she asked anxiously.
語彙など
- untie:ほどく
- pony:ポニー,小型の馬
- shed:納屋
- downpour:豪雨
- parasol:パラソル,日傘
- bravely:しっかりと
- bare head:無帽の頭
- merrily:陽気に
- occasionally:時たま
- slant:傾かせる
- out of the question:全く不可能で
- cease:やむ
- venture:思い切って〜する
- puddle:水たまりになる
- get wet:濡れる
- anxiously:心配そうに