Аня с острова Принца Эдуарда

An Interlude

           WhatdoyouthinkI’lllooklikewhenI’mforty,Anne?”

           “Likeanold,matronly,marriedwoman,”teasedAnne.

           “Iwon’t,”saidPhil,sittingdowncomfortablytowaitforherescort.“Joseph,youcalicobeastie,don’tyoudarejumponmylap.Iwon’tgotoadanceallovercathairs.No,Anne,IWON’Tlookmatronly.ButnodoubtI’llbemarried.”

           “ToAlecorAlonzo?”askedAnne.

           “Tooneofthem,Isuppose,”sighedPhil,“ifIcaneverdecidewhich.”

           “Itshouldn’tbehardtodecide,”scoldedAuntJamesina.

           “Iwasbornasee-sawAunty,andnothingcaneverpreventmefromteetering.”

           “Yououghttobemorelevelheaded,Philippa.”

           “It’sbesttobelevelheaded,ofcourse,”agreedPhilippa,“butyoumisslotsoffun.AsforAlecandAlonzo,ifyouknewthemyou’dunderstandwhyit’sdifficulttochoosebetweenthem.They’reequallynice.”

           “Thentakesomebodywhoisnicer”suggestedAuntJamesina.“There’sthatSeniorwhoissodevotedtoyouWillLeslie.Hehassuchnice,large,mildeyes.”

           “They’realittlebittoolargeandtoomildlikeacow’s,”saidPhilcruelly.

           “WhatdoyousayaboutGeorgeParker?”

           “There’snothingtosayabouthimexceptthathealwayslooksasifhehadjustbeenstarchedandironed.”

           “MarrHolworthythen.Youcan’tfindafaultwithhim.”

           “No,hewoulddoifhewasn’tpoor.Imustmarryarichman,AuntJamesina.Thatandgoodlooksisanindispensablequalification.I’dmarryGilbertBlytheifhewererich.”

           “Oh,wouldyou?”saidAnne,ratherviciously

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