原文
"Anne is eighteen; I was married when I was that age. We old folks,
Marilla, are too much given to thinking children never grow up, that's
what. Anne is a young woman and Gilbert's a man, and he worships the
ground she walks on, as any one can see. He's a fine fellow, and Anne
can't do better. I hope she won't get any romantic nonsense into her
head at Redmond. I don't approve of them coeducational places and never
did, that's what. I don't believe," concluded Mrs. Lynde solemnly, "that
the students at such colleges ever do much else than flirt."
"They must study a little," said Marilla, with a smile.
語彙など
- be given to doing:〜する傾向がある
- worship:崇める
- fine fellow:立派な男
- nonsense:ばかげたこと
- approve of:〜に賛成する
- coeducational:男女共学の
- solemnly:まじめに
- flirt:いちゃつく
- with a smile:笑いながら