原文
"Why--why--yes, I like him, of course," gasped Anne, wondering if she
were telling the literal truth. Certainly she did not DISlike Billy.
But could the indifferent tolerance with which she regarded him, when he
happened to be in her range of vision, be considered positive enough for
liking? WHAT was Jane trying to elucidate?
語彙など
- gasp:あえぎながら言う
- literal truth:正真正銘の事実
- indifferent:無関心な
- tolerance:寛容
- elucidate:明らかにする