原文
"Oh, anything does for an excuse, of course," said Aunt Atossa, amiably.
"Just whip in and whip out before you have time to say how-do decently.
It's college airs, I s'pose. You'd be wiser to keep away from Ruby
Gillis. The doctors say consumption's catching. I always knew Ruby'd get
something, gadding off to Boston last fall for a visit. People who ain't
content to stay home always catch something."
語彙など
- excuse:言い訳
- amiably:愛想良く
- whip out:サッと取り出す
- decently:ちゃんと
- consumption:消費
- catching:心を奪う
- gad:ほっつき歩く
- content:満足して