原文
By one o'clock the guests had come, including Mr. and Mrs. Allan, for
Mr. Allan was to perform the ceremony in the absence of the Grafton
minister on his vacation. There was no formality about the marriage.
Miss Lavendar came down the stairs to meet her bridegroom at the foot,
and as he took her hand she lifted her big brown eyes to his with a look
that made Charlotta the Fourth, who intercepted it, feel queerer than
ever. They went out to the honeysuckle arbor, where Mr. Allan was
awaiting them. The guests grouped themselves as they pleased. Anne and
Diana stood by the old stone bench, with Charlotta the Fourth between
them, desperately clutching their hands in her cold, tremulous little
paws.
語彙など
- ceremony:儀式
- in the absence of:〜がないから
- minister:牧師
- formality:形式張ること
- marriage:結婚
- bridegroom:花婿
- intercept:途中で捕まえる
- queer:奇妙な
- honeysuckle:スイカズラ
- arbor:棚,木陰の休み場所
- desperately:必死に
- clutch:握る
- tremulous:震える
- paw:手