原文
All the "old crowd" was there, full of mirth and zest and youthful
lightheartedness. Diana Barry, rosy and dimpled, shadowed by the
faithful Fred; Jane Andrews, neat and sensible and plain; Ruby Gillis,
looking her handsomest and brightest in a cream silk blouse, with red
geraniums in her golden hair; Gilbert Blythe and Charlie Sloane, both
trying to keep as near the elusive Anne as possible; Carrie Sloane,
looking pale and melancholy because, so it was reported, her father
would not allow Oliver Kimball to come near the place; Moody Spurgeon
MacPherson, whose round face and objectionable ears were as round and
objectionable as ever; and Billy Andrews, who sat in a corner all the
evening, chuckled when any one spoke to him, and watched Anne Shirley
with a grin of pleasure on his broad, freckled countenance.
語彙など
- mirth:笑い,歓喜
- zest:熱意
- lightheartedness:陽気
- rosy:健康そうな,美しい
- dimple:えくぼ
- shadow:あとをつける
- faithful:忠実な
- neat:こぎれいな,趣味の良い
- sensible:分別がある
- plain:質素な,飾りのない
- geranium:ゼラニウム
- elusive:とらえどころのない,神出鬼没の
- melancholy:物悲しい,ふさぎ込んだ
- objectionable:好ましくない
- chuckle:くすくすと笑う,含み笑いをする
- grin:ニッと笑う
- freckled:そばかすのある
- countenance:顔つき