Аня с острова Принца Эдуарда

Greeting and Farewell

           Dora,liketheimmortalandmostprudentCharlotte,who“wentoncuttingbreadandbutter”whenherfrenziedlover’sbodyhadbeencarriedpastonashutter,wasoneofthosefortunatecreatureswhoareseldomdisturbedbyanything.EvenateightittookagreatdealtoruffleDora’splacidity.ShewassorryAnnewasgoingaway,ofcourse,butwasthatanyreasonwhysheshouldfailtoappreciateapoachedeggontoast?Notatall.And,seeingthatDavycouldnoteathis,Doraateitforhim.

           PromptlyontimeDianaappearedwithhorseandbuggy,herrosyfaceglowingaboveherraincoat.Thegood-byeshadtobesaidthensomehow.Mrs.LyndecameinfromherquarterstogiveAnneaheartyembraceandwarnhertobecarefulofherhealth,whatevershedid.Marilla,brusqueandtearless,peckedAnne’scheekandsaidshesupposedthey’dhearfromherwhenshegotsettled.AcasualobservermighthaveconcludedthatAnne’sgoingmatteredverylittletoherunlesssaidobserverhadhappenedtogetagoodlookinhereyes.DorakissedAnneprimlyandsqueezedouttwodecorouslittletears;butDavy,whohadbeencryingonthebackporchstepeversincetheyrosefromthetable,refusedtosaygood-byeatall.WhenhesawAnnecomingtowardshimhesprangtohisfeet,boltedupthebackstairs,andhidinaclothescloset,outofwhichhewouldnotcome.HismuffledhowlswerethelastsoundsAnneheardassheleftGreenGables.

           ItrainedheavilyallthewaytoBrightRiver,towhichstationtheyhadtogo,sincethebranchlinetrainfromCarmodydidnotconnectwiththeboattrain.

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