Аня с острова Принца Эдуарда

Enter Jonas

           Icanrememberthatindaytime,butatthreeo’clockatnightInevercanbelogical.

           “IsupposeyouwonderwhatI’mdoingatProspectPoint.Well,Ialwaysliketospendamonthofsummerattheshore,andfatherinsiststhatIcometohissecond-cousinEmily’s‘selectboardinghouse’atProspectPoint.SoafortnightagoIcameasusual.Andasusualold‘UncleMarkMiller’broughtmefromthestationwithhisancientbuggyandwhathecallshis‘generouspurpose’horse.Heisaniceoldmanandgavemeahandfulofpinkpeppermints.PeppermintsalwaysseemtomesuchareligioussortofcandyIsupposebecausewhenIwasalittlegirlGrandmotherGordonalwaysgavethemtomeinchurch.OnceIasked,referringtothesmellofpeppermints,‘Isthattheodorofsanctity?’Ididn’tliketoeatUncleMark’speppermintsbecausehejustfishedthemlooseoutofhispocket,andhadtopicksomerustynailsandotherthingsfromamongthembeforehegavethemtome.ButIwouldn’thurthisdearoldfeelingsforanything,soIcarefullysowedthemalongtheroadatintervals.Whenthelastonewasgone,UncleMarksaid,alittlerebukingly,‘Yeshouldn’ta’etallthemcandiestoonct,MissPhil.You’lllikelyhavethestummick-ache.’

           “CousinEmilyhasonlyfiveboardersbesidesmyselffouroldladiesandoneyoungman.Myright-handneighborisMrs.Lilly.Sheisoneofthosepeoplewhoseemtotakeagruesomepleasureindetailingalltheirmanyachesandpainsandsicknesses.

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