Аня с острова Принца Эдуарда

Enter Prince Charming

           Iamreconciledtothelossoftheyearsthatthelocusthaseaten,”saidhercompanion,withaworldofmeaninginthosewonderfuleyesofhis.

           Theraincamesteadilydownforthebestpartofanhour.Butthetimeseemedreallyveryshort.WhenthecloudspartedandaburstofpaleNovembersunshinefellathwarttheharborandthepinesAnneandhercompanionwalkedhometogether.BythetimetheyhadreachedthegateofPatty’sPlacehehadaskedpermissiontocall,andhadreceivedit.Annewentinwithcheeksofflameandherheartbeatingtoherfingertips.Rusty,whoclimbedintoherlapandtriedtokissher,foundaveryabsentwelcome.Anne,withhersoulfullofromanticthrills,hadnoattentiontosparejustthenforacrop-earedpussycat.

           ThateveningaparcelwasleftatPatty’sPlaceforMissShirley.Itwasaboxcontainingadozenmagnificentroses.Philpouncedimpertinentlyonthecardthatfellfromit,readthenameandthepoeticalquotationwrittenontheback.

           “RoyalGardner!”sheexclaimed.“Why,Anne,Ididn’tknowyouwereacquaintedwithRoyGardner!”

           “Imethimintheparkthisafternoonintherain,”explainedAnnehurriedly.“Myumbrellaturnedinsideoutandhecametomyrescuewithhis.”

           “Oh!”PhilpeeredcuriouslyatAnne.“Andisthatexceedinglycommonplaceincidentanyreasonwhyheshouldsenduslongstemmedrosesbythedozen,withaverysentimentalrhyme?Orwhyweshouldblushdivinestrosy-redwhenwelookathiscard?Anne,thyfacebetrayeththee.”

           “Don’ttalknonsense,Phil.DoyouknowMr

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