原文
Would she not? Oh, indeed she would! Yes, this was romance, the very,
the real thing, with all the charm of rhyme and story and dream. It was
a little belated, perhaps, like a rose blooming in October which should
have bloomed in June; but none the less a rose, all sweetness and
fragrance, with the gleam of gold in its heart. Never did Anne's
feet bear her on a more willing errand than on that walk through the
beechwoods to Grafton the next morning. She found Miss Lavendar in the
garden. Anne was fearfully excited. Her hands grew cold and her voice
trembled.
語彙など
- charm:魅力,魔力
- rhyme:韻
- belated:少し遅れの
- none the less:それでもなお
- sweetness:愛らしさ
- fragrance:芳香
- gleam:輝き
- bear:〜を運ぶ
- errand:使い
- beechwood:ブナ林
- fearfully:ひどく
- tremble:震える