Аня с острова Принца Эдуарда

"He Just Kept Coming and Coming"

           ButI’llthinkitover.”

           AnnefeltthatshewasdisappointedinJohnDouglas.Shehadlikedhimsowell,andshehadnotthoughthimthesortofmanwhowouldplayfastandloosewithawoman’sfeelingsfortwentyyears.Hecertainlyshouldbetaughtalesson,andAnnefeltvindictivelythatshewouldenjoyseeingtheprocess.ThereforeshewasdelightedwhenJanettoldher,astheyweregoingtoprayer-meetingthenextnight,thatshemeanttoshowsome“sperrit.”

           “I’llletJohnDouglasseeI’mnotgoingtobetroddenonanylonger.”

           “Youareperfectlyright,”saidAnneemphatically.

           Whenprayer-meetingwasoverJohnDouglascameupwithhisusualrequest.Janetlookedfrightenedbutresolute.

           “No,thankyou,”shesaidicily.“Iknowtheroadhomeprettywellalone.Ioughtto,seeingI’vebeentravelingitforfortyyears.Soyouneedn’ttroubleyourself,MR.Douglas.”

           AnnewaslookingatJohnDouglas;and,inthatbrilliantmoonlight,shesawthelasttwistoftherackagain.Withoutawordheturnedandstrodedowntheroad.

           “Stop!Stop!”Annecalledwildlyafterhim,notcaringintheleastfortheotherdumbfoundedonlookers.“Mr.Douglas,stop!Comeback.”

           JohnDouglasstoppedbuthedidnotcomeback.Anneflewdowntheroad,caughthisarmandfairlydraggedhimbacktoJanet.

           “Youmustcomeback,”shesaidimploringly.“It’sallamistake,Mr.Douglasallmyfault.ImadeJanetdoit.Shedidn’twanttobutit’sallrightnow,isn’tit,Janet?”

           WithoutawordJanettookhisarmandwalkedaway

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