原文
"So this is my little son's 'beautiful teacher,' of whom I have heard
so much," said Mr. Irving with a hearty handshake. "Paul's letters have
been so full of you, Miss Shirley, that I feel as if I were pretty well
acquainted with you already. I want to thank you for what you have done
for Paul. I think that your influence has been just what he needed.
Mother is one of the best and dearest of women; but her robust,
matter-of-fact Scotch common sense could not always understand a
temperament like my laddie's. What was lacking in her you have supplied.
Between you, I think Paul's training in these two past years has been as
nearly ideal as a motherless boy's could be."
語彙など
- hearty:心からの
- handshake:握手
- be acquainted with:〜をよく知っている
- robust:荒々しい,粗野な
- matter-of-fact:率直な
- Scotch:スコットランドの
- common sense:常識
- temperament:性格
- laddie:若いの
- lack:〜を欠く
- supply:提供する
- motherless:母のない