Аня с острова Принца Эдуарда

Greeting and Farewell

           There’sabigstonewallandarowofenormoustreesallaroundit,androwsoftreesallthroughit,andthequeerestoldtombstones,withthequeerestandquaintestinscriptions.You’llgotheretostudy,Anne,seeifyoudon’t.Ofcourse,nobodyiseverburiedtherenow.ButafewyearsagotheyputupabeautifulmonumenttothememoryofNovaScotiansoldierswhofellintheCrimeanWar.Itisjustoppositetheentrancegatesandthere’s‘scopeforimagination’init,asyouusedtosay.Here’syourtrunkatlastandtheboyscomingtosaygoodnight.MustIreallyshakehandswithCharlieSloane,Anne?Hishandsarealwayssocoldandfishy-feeling.Wemustaskthemtocalloccasionally.MissHannahgravelytoldmewecouldhave‘younggentlemencallers’twoeveningsintheweek,iftheywentawayatareasonablehour;andMissAdaaskedme,smiling,pleasetobesuretheydidn’tsitonherbeautifulcushions.Ipromisedtoseetoit;butgoodnessknowswhereelsetheyCANsit,unlesstheysitonthefloor,fortherearecushionsonEVERYTHING.MissAdaevenhasanelaborateBattenburgoneontopofthepiano.”

           Annewaslaughingbythistime.Priscilla’sgaychatterhadtheintendedeffectofcheeringherup;homesicknessvanishedforthetimebeing,anddidnotevenreturninfullforcewhenshefinallyfoundherselfaloneinherlittlebedroom.Shewenttoherwindowandlookedout.Thestreetbelowwasdimandquiet.AcrossitthemoonwasshiningabovethetreesinOldSt.John’s,justbehindthegreatdarkheadoftheliononthemonument

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