原文
"I wouldn't give up altogether," said Mr. Harrison reflectively. "I'd
write a story once in a while, but I wouldn't pester editors with it.
I'd write of people and places like I knew, and I'd make my characters
talk everyday English; and I'd let the sun rise and set in the usual
quiet way without much fuss over the fact. If I had to have villains
at all, I'd give them a chance, Anne--I'd give them a chance. There are
some terrible bad men in the world, I suppose, but you'd have to go a
long piece to find them--though Mrs. Lynde believes we're all bad. But
most of us have got a little decency somewhere in us. Keep on writing,
Anne."
語彙など
- altogether:完全に
- reflectively:思慮深く
- once in a while:時には
- pester:困らせる
- fuss:騒動
- villain:悪人
- at all:いやしくも,とにかく
- decency:品位,礼儀