原文
At this auspicious moment the knocker sounded. Nobody paid any attention
to it save Phil, who sprang up and opened it, expecting a boy with the
hat she had bought that morning. On the doorstep stood Mrs. Gardner and
her daughters.
語彙など
- auspicious:めでたい
- knocker:ドアノッカー
- pay attention to:〜に注意を払う
- save:〜を除いて
- doorstep:戸口の踏み段