アンの青春12章56

"I never expected to win him by whipping him, though," said Anne, a little mournfully, feeling that her ideals had played her false somewhere. "It doesn't seem right. I'm sure my theory of kindness can't be wrong."

whip:～を鞭で打つ
mournfully:悲しげに
ideal:理想
play someone false:裏切る

「むち打ちであの子に認められるなんて思ってもいなかったけどね」理想がどこかで裏切られたように感じながらちょっと悲しそうにアンは応えた。「正しいことではないわ。優しさという私の考えは間違ってるとは思えない」