赤毛のアン15章27

"You'll have Gilbert in your class after this," said
Diana, "and he's used to being head of his class, I
can tell you. He's only in the fourth book although
he's nearly fourteen. Four years ago his father was
sick and had to go out to Alberta for his health and
Gilbert went with him. They were there three years
and Gil didn't go to school hardly any until they came
back. You won't find it so easy to keep head after this,
Anne."

head:先頭,リーダー

「これからはギルバートがいるわよ」とダイアナが告げる。
「あの子はね、これまでずっと一番だったの。もうすぐ14歳
なんだけど4年生の教科書を使ってるわ。4年前にお父さんが
病気になってね、身体に良いからといってアルバータに行っ
たのだけど、ギルバートも一緒についていったのよ。そこに
3年いる間、ギルは帰ってくるまでほとんど学校に行ってない
の。アン、だからこれからは一番になるのはそう簡単じゃな
いわよ」





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