Anne to Philippa

           

           “AnneShirleytoPhilippaGordon,greeting.

           “Well-beloved,it’shightimeIwaswritingyou.HereamI,installedoncemoreasacountry‘schoolma’am’atValleyRoad,boardingat‘Wayside,’thehomeofMissJanetSweet.Janetisadearsoulandverynicelooking;tall,butnotover-tall;stoutish,yetwithacertainrestraintofoutlinesuggestiveofathriftysoulwhoisnotgoingtobeoverlavisheveninthematterofavoirdupois.Shehasaknotofsoft,crimpy,brownhairwithathreadofgrayinit,asunnyfacewithrosycheeks,andbig,kindeyesasblueasforget-me-nots.Moreover,sheisoneofthosedelightful,old-fashionedcookswhodon’tcareabitiftheyruinyourdigestionaslongastheycangiveyoufeastsoffatthings.

           “Ilikeher;andshelikesmeprincipally,itseems,becauseshehadasisternamedAnnewhodiedyoung.

           “‘I’mrealgladtoseeyou,’shesaidbriskly,whenIlandedinheryard.‘My,youdon’tlookamitelikeIexpected.Iwassureyou’dbedarkmysisterAnnewasdark.Andhereyou’reredheaded!’

           “ForafewminutesIthoughtIwasn’tgoingtolikeJanetasmuchasIhadexpectedatfirstsight.ThenIremindedmyselfthatIreallymustbemoresensiblethantobeprejudicedagainstanyonesimplybecauseshecalledmyhairred.Probablytheword‘auburn’wasnotinJanet’svocabularyatall.

           “‘Wayside’isadearsortoflittlespot.Thehouseissmallandwhite,setdowninadelightfullittlehollowthatdropsawayfromtheroad.Betweenroadandhouseisanorchardandflower-gardenallmixeduptogether.

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