原文
Miss Sarah Copp was a small person, garbed in shabby black, with a hat
chosen less for vain adornment than for qualities that would wear well.
She looked as amazed as might be expected on seeing the curious
tableau in her yard, but when she heard Diana's explanation she was all
sympathy. She hurriedly unlocked the back door, produced the axe, and
with a few skillfull blows set Anne free. The latter, somewhat tired
and stiff, ducked down into the interior of her prison and thankfully
emerged into liberty once more.
語彙など
- garbed in:〜を身につけて
- shabby:粗末な
- vain:うぬぼれの強い
- adornment:装飾品
- quality:品質
- tableau:劇的場面
- sympathy:同情
- axe:おの
- skillfully:上手に
- stiff:こわばった
- duck down:かがむ
- emerge:現れる
- liberty:自由