原文
"But for all that we can't keep him," said Stella. "Aunt Jimsie is
coming next week and she will bring the Sarah-cat with her. We can't
keep two cats; and if we did this Rusty Coat would fight all the time
with the Sarah-cat. He's a fighter by nature. He had a pitched battle
last evening with the tobacco-king's cat and routed him, horse, foot and
artillery."
語彙など
- for all:〜にもかかわらず
- by nature:本質的に
- pitched battle:激戦
- rout:〜を完全に打ち負かす
- artillery:大砲
- horse, foot and dragoons:全力を挙げて