Аня с острова Принца Эдуарда

Anne to Philippa

           Janetsaysitissuchacomforttoseemeeat;shehadbeensoafraidIwouldbelikeMissHaythorne,whowouldn’teatanythingbutfruitandhotwaterforbreakfastandtriedtomakeJanetgiveupfryingthings.Estherisreallyadeargirl,butsheisrathergiventofads.Thetroubleisthatshehasn’tenoughimaginationandHASatendencytoindigestion.

           “JanettoldmeIcouldhavetheuseoftheparlorwhenanyyoungmencalled!Idon’tthinktherearemanytocall.Ihaven’tseenayoungmaninValleyRoadyet,exceptthenext-doorhiredboySamToliver,averytall,lank,tow-hairedyouth.Hecameoveroneeveningrecentlyandsatforanhouronthegardenfence,nearthefrontporchwhereJanetandIweredoingfancy-work.Theonlyremarkshevolunteeredinallthattimewere,‘Hevapeppermint,miss!Dewnow-finethingforcarARRH,peppermints,’and,‘Powerfulloto’jump-grassesroundhereternight.Yep.’

           “Butthereisaloveaffairgoingonhere.Itseemstobemyfortunetobemixedup,moreorlessactively,withelderlyloveaffairs.Mr.andMrs.IrvingalwayssaythatIbroughtabouttheirmarriage.Mrs.StephenClarkofCarmodypersistsinbeingmostgratefultomeforasuggestionwhichsomebodyelsewouldprobablyhavemadeifIhadn’t.Idoreallythink,though,thatLudovicSpeedwouldneverhavegotanyfurtheralongthanplacidcourtshipifIhadnothelpedhimandTheodoraDixout.

           “InthepresentaffairIamonlyapassivespectator.I’vetriedoncetohelpthingsalongandmadeanawfulmessofit.SoIshallnotmeddleagain

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