アンの青春 第二十四章

CHAPTER XXIV A Prophet in His Own Country(13)

原文
"Those Yellow Duchess trees always bear well," said Marilla complacently. "That tree'll be loaded this year. I'm real glad. . . they're great for pies."

But neither Marilla nor Anne nor anybody else was fated to make pies out of Yellow Duchess apples that year.

語彙など
  • duchess:ダッチス(赤縞入り卵形の料理用リンゴ)
  • bear well:実がよくなる
  • complacently:満足そうに
  • load:積む
  • fate:運命づける