原文
"I knew I could trust father to pick me out a nice little second
mother," he said proudly. "It's a fine thing to have a father you can
depend on, teacher. I just love Miss Lavendar. Grandma is pleased, too.
She says she's real glad father didn't pick out an American for his
second wife, because, although it turned out all right the first time,
such a thing wouldn't be likely to happen twice. Mrs. Lynde says she
thoroughly approves of the match and thinks its likely Miss Lavendar
will give up her queer notions and be like other people, now that she's
going to be married. But I hope she won't give her queer notions up,
teacher, because I like them. And I don't want her to be like other
people. There are too many other people around as it is. YOU know,
teacher."
Charlotta the Fourth was another radiant person.
語彙など
- trust:信頼する
- pick out:選ぶ
- depend on:〜に頼る
- turn out:結局〜であることが分かる
- all right:申し分ない
- thoroughly:完全に
- approve of:〜に賛成する
- match:結婚,結婚相手
- queer:奇妙な
- notion:考え
- radiant:晴れやかな