原文
"Well, one thing is certain," said Gilbert, laughing, "'Observer' has
made Uncle Abe's reputation as a weather prophet. 'Uncle Abe's storm'
will go down in local history. It is a most extraordinary coincidence
that it should have come on the very day we selected. I actually have a
half guilty feeling, as if I really had 'magicked' it up. We may as
well rejoice over the old house being removed, for there's not much to
rejoice over where our young trees are concerned. Not ten of them have
escaped."
語彙など
- reputation:評判
- weather prophet:天気の予言をする人
- go down:伝えられる
- extraordinary:異常な
- coincidence:偶然の一致
- guilty feeling:後ろめたさ,罪過感
- may as well:〜してもよい
- rejoice over:〜を喜ぶ
- escape:免れる