原文
"I shall be glad to see them," she said flatly; and then wondered if she
really would be glad. She ought to be, of course. But would it not be
something of an ordeal? Gossip had filtered to Anne regarding the light
in which the Gardners viewed the "infatuation" of son and brother. Roy
must have brought pressure to bear in the matter of this call. Anne
knew she would be weighed in the balance. From the fact that they had
consented to call she understood that, willingly or unwillingly, they
regarded her as a possible member of their clan.
語彙など
- flatly:事もなげに
- ordeal:苦しい試練
- filter:フィルタを通る
- regarding:〜について
- infatuation:夢中
- consent:同意する