アンの愛情 第八章

Chapter VIII Anne's First Proposal(18)

原文
To sleep went Jane easily and speedily; but, though very unlike MacBeth in most respects, she had certainly contrived to murder sleep for Anne. That proposed-to damsel lay on a wakeful pillow until the wee sma's, but her meditations were far from being romantic. It was not, however, until the next morning that she had an opportunity to indulge in a good laugh over the whole affair. When Jane had gone home--still with a hint of frost in voice and manner because Anne had declined so ungratefully and decidedly the honor of an alliance with the House of Andrews--Anne retreated to the porch room, shut the door, and had her laugh out at last.

語彙など
  • in most respects:あらゆる点で
  • contrive:もくろむ
  • murder:台無しにする
  • damsel:乙女
  • wee sma's:wee small hours(?)
  • indulge in:〜を存分に楽しむ
  • frost:冷淡
  • decline:断る
  • ungratefully:邪険に
  • alliance:縁組み
  • retreat to:〜にこもる
  • laugh out:噴き出す