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A June Evening

           LyndegaveAnnemanyexasperateddigsaboutit,untilfreshgossipreachedthatworthylady,throughthemediumofMoodySpurgeonMacPherson’smother,thatAnnehadanother“beau”atcollege,whowasrichandhandsomeandgoodallinone.AfterthatMrs.Rachelheldhertongue,thoughshestillwishedinherinmostheartthatAnnehadacceptedGilbert.Richeswereallverywell;butevenMrs.Rachel,practicalsoulthoughshewas,didnotconsiderthemtheoneessential.IfAnne“liked”theHandsomeUnknownbetterthanGilberttherewasnothingmoretobesaid;butMrs.RachelwasdreadfullyafraidthatAnnewasgoingtomakethemistakeofmarryingformoney.MarillaknewAnnetoowelltofearthis;butshefeltthatsomethingintheuniversalschemeofthingshadgonesadlyawry.

           “Whatistobe,willbe,”saidMrs.Rachelgloomily,“andwhatisn’ttobehappenssometimes.Ican’thelpbelievingit’sgoingtohappeninAnne’scase,ifProvidencedoesn’tinterfere,that’swhat.”Mrs.Rachelsighed.ShewasafraidProvidencewouldn’tinterfere;andshedidn’tdareto.

           AnnehadwandereddowntotheDryad’sBubbleandwascurledupamongthefernsattherootofthebigwhitebirchwheresheandGilberthadsooftensatinsummersgoneby.Hehadgoneintothenewspaperofficeagainwhencollegeclosed,andAvonleaseemedverydullwithouthim.Heneverwrotetoher,andAnnemissedthelettersthatnevercame.Tobesure,Roywrotetwiceaweek;hisletterswereexquisitecompositionswhichwouldhavereadbeautifullyinamemoirorbiography

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