Аня с острова Принца Эдуарда

The Shadow of Change

           “Isupposewe’llhaveallkindsofsuppliesthiswinter,andhalftheSundaysnopreachingatall.AndyouandGilbertgone—itwillbeawfullydull.”

           “Fredwillbehere,”insinuatedAnneslyly.

           “WhenisMrs.Lyndegoingtomoveup?”askedDiana,asifshehadnotheardAnne’sremark.

           “Tomorrow.I’mgladshe’scoming—butitwillbeanotherchange.MarillaandIclearedeverythingoutofthespareroomyesterday.Doyouknow,Ihatedtodoit?Ofcourse,itwassilly—butitdidseemasifwewerecommittingsacrilege.Thatoldspareroomhasalwaysseemedlikeashrinetome.WhenIwasachildIthoughtitthemostwonderfulapartmentintheworld.YourememberwhataconsumingdesireIhadtosleepinaspareroombed—butnottheGreenGablesspareroom.Oh,no,neverthere!Itwouldhavebeentooterrible—Icouldn’thavesleptawinkfromawe.IneverWALKEDthroughthatroomwhenMarillasentmeinonanerrand—no,indeed,Itiptoedthroughitandheldmybreath,asifIwereinchurch,andfeltrelievedwhenIgotoutofit.ThepicturesofGeorgeWhitefieldandtheDukeofWellingtonhungthere,oneoneachsideofthemirror,andfrownedsosternlyatmeallthetimeIwasin,especiallyifIdaredpeepinthemirror,whichwastheonlyoneinthehousethatdidn’ttwistmyfacealittle.IalwayswonderedhowMarilladaredhousecleanthatroom.Andnowit’snotonlycleanedbutstrippedbare.GeorgeWhitefieldandtheDukehavebeenrelegatedtotheupstairshall.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 2 из 294