Аня с острова Принца Эдуарда

Enter Jonas

           Thefactthathewasaminister—orgoingtobeone—persistedinseemingahugejoketome.

           “Well,Jonaspreached.And,bythetimehehadpreachedtenminutes,IfeltsosmallandinsignificantthatIthoughtImustbeinvisibletothenakedeye.Jonasneversaidawordaboutwomenandheneverlookedatme.ButIrealizedthenandtherewhatapitiful,frivolous,small-souledlittlebutterflyIwas,andhowhorriblydifferentImustbefromJonas’idealwoman.SHEwouldbegrandandstrongandnoble.Hewassoearnestandtenderandtrue.Hewaseverythingaministeroughttobe.IwonderedhowIcouldeverhavethoughthimugly—buthereallyis!—withthoseinspiredeyesandthatintellectualbrowwhichtheroughly-fallinghairhidonweekdays.

           “ItwasasplendidsermonandIcouldhavelistenedtoitforever,anditmademefeelutterlywretched.Oh,IwishIwaslikeYOU,Anne.

           “Hecaughtupwithmeontheroadhome,andgrinnedascheerfullyasusual.Buthisgrincouldneverdeceivemeagain.IhadseentheREALJonas.IwonderedifhecouldeverseetheREALPHIL—whomNOBODY,notevenyou,Anne,haseverseenyet.

           “‘Jonas,’Isaid—IforgottocallhimMr.Blake.Wasn’titdreadful?Buttherearetimeswhenthingslikethatdon’tmatter—‘Jonas,youwereborntobeaminister.YouCOULDN’Tbeanythingelse.’

           “‘No,Icouldn’t,’hesaidsoberly.‘Itriedtobesomethingelseforalongtime—Ididn’twanttobeaminister.ButIcametoseeatlastthatitwastheworkgivenmetodo—andGodhelpingme,Ishalltrytodoit.’

           “Hisvoicewaslowandreverent

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