原文
No moths would ever have ventured near those quilts, for they reeked of
mothballs to such an extent that they had to be hung in the orchard of
Patty's Place a full fortnight before they could be endured indoors.
Verily, aristocratic Spofford Avenue had rarely beheld such a display.
The gruff old millionaire who lived "next door" came over and wanted to
buy the gorgeous red and yellow "tulip-pattern" one which Mrs. Rachel
had given Anne. He said his mother used to make quilts like that, and by
Jove, he wanted one to remind him of her. Anne would not sell it, much
to his disappointment, but she wrote all about it to Mrs. Lynde. That
highly-gratified lady sent word back that she had one just like it to
spare, so the tobacco king got his quilt after all, and insisted on
having it spread on his bed, to the disgust of his fashionable wife.
語彙など
- moth:(衣食の)虫食い
- venture:危険を冒す
- quilt:キルト
- reek:悪臭を放つ
- mothball:防虫剤
- fortnight:2週間
- endure:〜を我慢する
- verily:確かに
- aristocratic:貴族的な
- behold:じっくり見る
- display:陳列
- gruff:無愛想な
- gorgeous:豪華な,見事な
- gratify:満足させる
- disgust:嫌悪
- fashionable:上流社会の