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A Dream Turned Upside Down

           ItwouldbealmostasbadasJudsonParker’spatentmedicinefence.”

           SospakeAnneloftily,littledreamingofthevalleyofhumiliationawaitingher.ThatveryeveningDianapoppedintotheporchgable,bright-eyedandrosycheeked,carryingaletter.

           “Oh,Anne,here’saletterforyou.Iwasattheoffice,soIthoughtI’dbringitalong.Doopenitquick.IfitiswhatIbelieveitisIshalljustbewildwithdelight.”Anne,puzzled,openedtheletterandglancedoverthetypewrittencontents.

           MissAnneShirley,

           GreenGables,

           Avonlea,P.E.Island.

           “DEARMADAM:Wehavemuchpleasureininformingyouthatyourcharmingstory‘Averil’sAtonement’haswontheprizeoftwenty-fivedollarsofferedinourrecentcompetition.Weenclosethecheckherewith.WearearrangingforthepublicationofthestoryinseveralprominentCanadiannewspapers,andwealsointendtohaveitprintedinpamphletformfordistributionamongourpatrons.Thankingyoufortheinterestyouhaveshowninourenterprise,weremain,

           “Yoursverytruly,

           “THEROLLINGSRELIABLE

           “BAKINGPOWDERCo.”

           “Idon’tunderstand,”saidAnne,blankly.

           Dianaclappedherhands.

           “Oh,IKNEWitwouldwintheprizeIwassureofit.Isentyourstoryintothecompetition,Anne.”

           “DianaBarry!”

           “Yes,Idid,”saidDianagleefully,perchingherselfonthebed.“WhenIsawtheofferIthoughtofyourstoryinaminute,andatfirstIthoughtI’daskyoutosenditin.ButthenIwasafraidyouwouldn’tyouhadsolittlefaithleftinit.SoIjustdecidedI’dsendthecopyyougaveme,andsaynothingaboutit.

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