原文
"It was a good thing the knothole was there," said Aunt Jamesina rather
severely. "Kittens HAVE to be drowned, I admit, or the world would be
overrun. But no decent, grown-up cat should be done to death--unless he
sucks eggs."
語彙など
- knothole:節穴
- drown:おぼれ死ぬ
- overrun:はびこる
- decent:上品な
- do ~ to death:〜を殺す
- suck eggs:ずるく立ちまわって甘い汁を吸う