赤毛のアン27章24

"Oh, I didn't let him in the house. I remembered what you told me, and I went out, carefully shut the door, and looked at his things on the step. Besides, he wasn't an Italian--he was a German Jew. He had a big box full of very interesting things and he told me he was working hard to make enough money to bring his wife and children out from Germany.

besides:おまけに
Jew:ユダヤ人

「家には入れなかったわ。マリラの言いつけを覚えていたから、家の外に出て、ドアはきちんと閉めてから階段のところで持ってきたものを見たの。それにイタリア人じゃなかったのよ－－ドイツ系ユダヤ人。大きな箱一杯に面白そうなものを持ってきてたわ。そしてね、奥さんと子どもたちをドイツから連れてくるために一生懸命働いてお金を貯めているんだと言うの。

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