原文
"One might as well grow old when all your generation do," said Marilla,
rather reckless of her pronouns. "If you don't, you don't fit in
anywhere. Far as I can learn Lavendar Lewis has just dropped out of
everything. She's lived in that out of the way place until everybody has
forgotten her. That stone house is one of the oldest on the Island. Old
Mr. Lewis built it eighty years ago when he came out from England.
Davy, stop joggling Dora's elbow. Oh, I saw you! You needn't try to look
innocent. What does make you behave so this morning?"
語彙など
- reckless:〜を気にかけない
- pronoun:代名詞
- fit in:適応する
- drop out of:〜から逃げ出す
- out of the way:辺鄙な所に
- joggle:軽く揺すぶる
- elbow:ひじ
- innocent:無罪の
- behave:ふるまう