“Oh , Diana ,”said Anne at last , clasping her hands and speaking almost in a whisper ,
“Do you think_oh , do you think you can like me a little_enough to be my bosom
friend ? ”Diana laughed . Diana always laughed before she spoke .
“Why , I guess so ,”she said frankly .“I'm awfully glad you've come to live at
Green Gables . It will be jolly to have somebody to play with . There isn't any
other girl who lives near enough to play with , and I've no sosters big enough .”
“Will you swear to be my friend for ever and ever ? ”demended Anne eagerly .
Diana looked shoucked .
“Why it's dreadfully wicked to swear , ”she said rebukingly .
“Oh , no , not my kind of swearing . There are two kinds , you know .”
“I never heard of but one kind ,”said Diana doubtfully .
“There really is another . Oh , it isn't wicked at all . It just means vowing
and promising solemnly . ”
“Well , I don't mind doing that . ”agreed Diana , reliever .
“ I'll repeat the oath first . ‘I solemnly swear to be faithful to my bosom friend ,
Diana Barry , as long as the sun and moon shall endure .’ Now you say it and put
my name in .”
Diana repeated the ‘oath’with a laugh fore and aft . Then she said :
“You're queer girl , Anne . I heard before that you were queer . But I believe
I'm going to like you real well .”
When marilla and Anne went home , Diana went with them as far as the log bridge .
The two little girls walked with their arms about each ather . At the brook
they parted with many promises to spend the next afternoon together .
“Well , did you find Diana a kindred spirit ? ”asked Marilla as they went up
through the garden of Green Gables .
“Oh yes ,”sighed Anne , blissfully unconscious of any sarcasm on Marilla's part .
“Oh Marilla , I'm the happiest girl on Prince Edward Island this very moment .”

bosom friend (腹心の友)
swear (誓う)(ののしる)
dreadfully (おそろしく、ものすごく)
rebukingly (非難するように)
doubtfully (疑わしげに)
oath (誓い)
kindred spirit (気のあう人、心の同類)

<アンらしい誓いの言葉>
I solemnly swear to be faithful to my bosom friend ,
Diana Barry , as long as the sun and moon shall endure .
(我はおごそかに誓います、太陽と月のあらんかぎり、
          腹心の友ダイアナ・バーリーに忠実であることを!)

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