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           PriscillatookHonorsinClassics,andPhilinMathematics.Stellaobtainedagoodall-roundshowing.ThencameConvocation.

           “ThisiswhatIwouldoncehavecalledanepochinmylife,”saidAnne,asshetookRoy’svioletsoutoftheirboxandgazedatthemthoughtfully.Shemeanttocarrythem,ofcourse,buthereyeswanderedtoanotherboxonhertable.Itwasfilledwithlilies-of-the-valley,asfreshandfragrantasthosewhichbloomedintheGreenGablesyardwhenJunecametoAvonlea.GilbertBlythe’scardlaybesideit.

           AnnewonderedwhyGilbertshouldhavesentherflowersforConvocation.Shehadseenverylittleofhimduringthepastwinter.HehadcometoPatty’sPlaceonlyoneFridayeveningsincetheChristmasholidays,andtheyrarelymetelsewhere.Sheknewhewasstudyingveryhard,aimingatHighHonorsandtheCooperPrize,andhetooklittlepartinthesocialdoingsofRedmond.Anne’sownwinterhadbeenquitegaysocially.ShehadseenagooddealoftheGardners;sheandDorothywereveryintimate;collegecirclesexpectedtheannouncementofherengagementtoRoyanyday.Anneexpecteditherself.YetjustbeforesheleftPatty’sPlaceforConvocationsheflungRoy’svioletsasideandputGilbert’slilies-of-the-valleyintheirplace.Shecouldnothavetoldwhyshedidit.Somehow,oldAvonleadaysanddreamsandfriendshipsseemedveryclosetoherinthisattainmentofherlong-cherishedambitions.SheandGilberthadoncepicturedoutmerrilythedayonwhichtheyshouldbecappedandgownedgraduatesinArts.ThewonderfuldayhadcomeandRoy’svioletshadnoplaceinit.

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