原文
"Of course, it won't be for ever so long yet," said Diana, blushing.
"Three years at the very least . . . for I'm only eighteen and mother says
no daughter of hers shall be married before she's twenty-one. Besides,
Fred's father is going to buy the Abraham Fletcher farm for him and he
says he's got to have it two thirds paid for before he'll give it to him
in his own name. But three years isn't any too much time to get ready
for housekeeping, for I haven't a speck of fancy work made yet. But I'm
going to begin crocheting doilies tomorrow. Myra Gillis had thirty-seven
doilies when she was married and I'm determined I shall have as many as
she had."
語彙など
- for ever so long:とても長い間
- blush:顔を赤らめる
- besides:そのうえ
- two-thirds:3分の2の
- housekeeping:家事
- speck:小片
- fancy work:刺繍,編物
- crochet:かぎ針で編む
- doily:食器の下に敷く装飾ナプキン
- as many as:〜と同数のもの