赤毛のアン29章31

Oh, it was a never-to-be-forgotten day, Marilla. I was so tired I couldn't sleep at night. Miss Barry put us in the spare room, according to promise. It was an elegant room, Marilla, but somehow sleeping in a spare room isn't what I used to think it was. That's the worst of growing up, and I'm beginning to realize it. The things you wanted so much when you were a child don't seem half so wonderful to you when you get them."


絶対、絶対忘れられない1日だった、マリラ。あんまり疲れたので夜眠れなかったわ。約束通りバリーさんは客間を空けてくれたわ。優雅な部屋よ、マリラ。でもね、客間で寝ることって、どういうわけかそれまで考えていたのと違うの。大人になって悪いことの最たるものがこれね。なんだか納得してしまうわ。子どもの時にあれほど望んでいたものが、いざ手に入れてみると半分も素敵じゃないのよ」

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