原文
"I . . . I suppose them pesky hens are in my pansy bed again," said
Marilla, rising and going out hurriedly.
The slandered hens were nowhere near the pansy bed and Marilla did not even glance at it. Instead, she sat down on the cellar hatch and laughed until she was ashamed of herself.
語彙など
- pesky:迷惑な
- pansy:パンジー
- slander:中傷する
- glance at:〜をちらりと見る
- cellar:地下貯蔵室
- hatch:昇降口
- ashamed:恥じて