原文
"I've always wondered what went wrong between Stephen Irving and
Lavendar Lewis," continued Marilla, ignoring Davy. "They were certainly
engaged twenty-five years ago and then all at once it was broken off.
I don't know what the trouble was but it must have been something
terrible, for he went away to the States and never come home since."
語彙など
- wonder:不思議に思う
- go wrong:うまくいかない
- ignore:無視する
- engaged:婚約中の
- all at once:忽然と
- break off:(婚約を)解消する