原文
"I'm going to give you girls a bunch of lavendar apiece," said Miss
Lavendar brightly, as if she had not heard the answer to her question.
"It's very sweet, don't you think? Mother always loved it. She planted
these borders long ago. Father named me Lavendar because he was so fond
of it. The very first time he saw mother was when he visited her home in
East Grafton with her brother. He fell in love with her at first sight;
and they put him in the spare room bed to sleep and the sheets were
scented with lavendar and he lay awake all night and thought of her. He
always loved the scent of lavendar after that . . . and that was why he
gave me the name. Don't forget to come back soon, girls dear. We'll be
looking for you, Charlotta the Fourth and I."
語彙など
- bunch of:一房の
- lavender:ラベンダー
- apiece:個々に
- plant:〜を植える
- fall in love with:恋に落ちる
- at first sight:ひと目で
- sheet:シーツ
- scent:におわす
- look for:期待して待つ