原文
"I daresay it will," said Anne gravely. "You ARE a handsome boy, Davy,"
. . . Marilla looked volumes of disapproval . . . "but you must live up to
it and be just as nice and gentlemanly as you look to be."
"And you told Minnie May Barry the other day, when you found her crying 'cause some one said she was ugly, that if she was nice and kind and loving people wouldn't mind her looks," said Davy discontentedly. "Seems to me you can't get out of being good in this world for some reason or 'nother. You just HAVE to behave."
語彙など
- I dare say:多分そうだろう
- gravely:おごそかに
- disapproval:非難
- live up to:〜に応じて生活する
- gentlemanly紳士的に
- ugly:醜い
- discontentedly:不満そうに