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"Averil’s Atonement"

           Whatdoyouknowofthem?Whydidn’tyoulayitrighthereinAvonleachangingthename,ofcourse,orelseMrs.RachelLyndewouldprobablythinkshewastheheroine.”

           “Oh,thatwouldneverhavedone,”protestedAnne.“Avonleaisthedearestplaceintheworld,butitisn’tquiteromanticenoughforthesceneofastory.”

           “Idaresaythere’sbeenmanyaromanceinAvonleaandmanyatragedy,too,”saidMr.Harrisondrily.“Butyourfolksain’tlikerealfolksanywhere.Theytalktoomuchandusetoohigh-flownlanguage.There’soneplacewherethatDALRYMPLEchaptalksevenonfortwopages,andneverletsthegirlgetawordinedgewise.Ifhe’ddonethatinreallifeshe’dhavepitchedhim.”

           “Idon’tbelieveit,”saidAnneflatly.Inhersecretsoulshethoughtthatthebeautiful,poeticalthingssaidtoAVERILwouldwinanygirl’sheartcompletely.Besides,itwasgruesometohearofAVERIL,thestately,queen-likeAVERIL,“pitching”anyone.AVERIL“declinedhersuitors.”

           “Anyhow,”resumedthemercilessMr.Harrison,“Idon’tseewhyMAURICELENNOXdidn’tgether.Hewastwicethemantheotheris.Hedidbadthings,buthedidthem.Percevalhadn’ttimeforanythingbutmooning.”

           “Mooning.”Thatwasevenworsethan“pitching!”

           “MAURICELENNOXwasthevillain,”saidAnneindignantly.“Idon’tseewhyeveryonelikeshimbetterthanPERCEVAL.”

           “Percevalistoogood.He’saggravating.Nexttimeyouwriteaboutaheroputalittlespiceofhumannatureinhim.”

           “AVERILcouldn’thavemarriedMAURICE.Hewasbad.

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