原文
"Oh, I'm so glad you've come, teacher," he said eagerly, "because
Grandma's away. You'll stay and have tea with me, won't you? It's so
lonesome to have tea all by oneself. YOU know, teacher. I've had serious
thoughts of asking Young Mary Joe to sit down and eat her tea with me,
but I expect Grandma wouldn't approve. She says the French have to be
kept in their place. And anyhow, it's difficult to talk with Young Mary
Joe. She just laughs and says, 'Well, yous do beat all de kids I ever
knowed.' That isn't my idea of conversation."
語彙など
- lonesome:ひとりで寂しい
- all by oneself:自分だけで
- approve:承認する
- conversation:会話