原文
"No, I'm old . . . or rather middle-aged, which is far worse," sighed Miss
Lavendar. "Sometimes I can pretend I'm not, but at other times I realize
it. And I can't reconcile myself to it as most women seem to. I'm just
as rebellious as I was when I discovered my first gray hair. Now,
Anne, don't look as if you were trying to understand. Seventeen CAN'T
understand. I'm going to pretend right away that I am seventeen too, and
I can do it, now that you're here. You always bring youth in your hand
like a gift. We're going to have a jolly evening. Tea first . . . what do
you want for tea? We'll have whatever you like. Do think of something
nice and indigestible."
語彙など
- middle-aged:中年の
- sigh:ため息をつく
- pretend:〜のふりをする
- reconcile oneself to:〜に甘んじる
- rebellious:反抗する
- jolly:すてきな
- indigestible:消化が悪い,胃もたれする