原文
Ruby grew paler as the summer waned; the White Sands school was given
up--"her father thought it better that she shouldn't teach till New
Year's"--and the fancy work she loved oftener and oftener fell from
hands grown too weary for it. But she was always gay, always hopeful,
always chattering and whispering of her beaux, and their rivalries and
despairs. It was this that made Anne's visits hard for her. What had
once been silly or amusing was gruesome, now; it was death peering
through a wilful mask of life. Yet Ruby seemed to cling to her, and
never let her go until she had promised to come again soon. Mrs. Lynde
grumbled about Anne's frequent visits, and declared she would catch
consumption; even Marilla was dubious.
語彙など
- pale:血の気がない
- wane:終わりに近づく
- fancy work:刺繍,編物
- weary:疲れきった
- beau:恋人
- silly:ばかばかしい
- gruesome:恐ろしい,つらい
- peer through:〜を覗き込む
- wilful:= willful(計画的な)
- grumble about:〜について文句を言う
- consumption:消耗
- dubious:半信半疑の