原文
"But you aren't an old maid," said Anne, smiling into Miss Lavendar's
wistful woodbrown eyes. "Old maids are BORN . . . they don't BECOME."
"Some are born old maids, some achieve old maidenhood, and some have old maidenhood thrust upon them," parodied Miss Lavendar whimsically.
語彙など
- maid:未婚の女
- wistful:物思いに沈んだ
- achieve:獲得する
- maidenhood:娘時代
- thrust upon:〜に押し付ける
- parody:風刺的に模倣する,〜をもじる
- whimsically:気紛れに