Аня с острова Принца Эдуарда

Garlands of Autumn

           DianaBarry,rosyanddimpled,shadowedbythefaithfulFred;JaneAndrews,neatandsensibleandplain;RubyGillis,lookingherhandsomestandbrightestinacreamsilkblouse,withredgeraniumsinhergoldenhair;GilbertBlytheandCharlieSloane,bothtryingtokeepasneartheelusiveAnneaspossible;CarrieSloane,lookingpaleandmelancholybecause,soitwasreported,herfatherwouldnotallowOliverKimballtocomeneartheplace;MoodySpurgeonMacPherson,whoseroundfaceandobjectionableearswereasroundandobjectionableasever;andBillyAndrews,whosatinacorneralltheevening,chuckledwhenanyonespoketohim,andwatchedAnneShirleywithagrinofpleasureonhisbroad,freckledcountenance.

           Annehadknownbeforehandoftheparty,butshehadnotknownthatsheandGilbertwere,asthefoundersoftheSociety,tobepresentedwithaverycomplimentary“address”and“tokensofrespect”inhercaseavolumeofShakespeare’splays,inGilbert’safountainpen.Shewassotakenbysurpriseandpleasedbythenicethingssaidintheaddress,readinMoodySpurgeon’smostsolemnandministerialtones,thatthetearsquitedrownedthesparkleofherbiggrayeyes.ShehadworkedhardandfaithfullyfortheA.V.I.S.,anditwarmedthecocklesofherheartthatthemembersappreciatedhereffortssosincerely.AndtheywereallsoniceandfriendlyandjollyeventhePyegirlshadtheirmerits;atthatmomentAnnelovedalltheworld.

           Sheenjoyedtheeveningtremendously,buttheendofitratherspoiledall.

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