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Letters from Home

           

           “IlikeyouabigbitandIthinkyou’readear,sweet,adorable,velvety,clawless,littlekitten,”laughedAnne,“butIdon’tseewhenyouevergettimetolearnyourlessons.”

           Philmusthavefoundtimeforsheheldherownineveryclassofheryear.EventhegrumpyoldprofessorofMathematics,whodetestedcoeds,andhadbitterlyopposedtheiradmissiontoRedmond,couldn’tfloorher.Sheledthefreshetteseverywhere,exceptinEnglish,whereAnneShirleyleftherfarbehind.AnneherselffoundthestudiesofherFreshmanyearveryeasy,thanksingreatparttothesteadyworksheandGilberthadputinduringthosetwopastyearsinAvonlea.Thislefthermoretimeforasociallifewhichshethoroughlyenjoyed.ButneverforamomentdidsheforgetAvonleaandthefriendsthere.Toher,thehappiestmomentsineachweekwerethoseinwhichletterscamefromhome.ItwasnotuntilshehadgotherfirstlettersthatshebegantothinkshecouldeverlikeKingsportorfeelathomethere.Beforetheycame,Avonleahadseemedthousandsofmilesaway;thoselettersbroughtitnearandlinkedtheoldlifetothenewsocloselythattheybegantoseemoneandthesame,insteadoftwohopelesslysegregatedexistences.Thefirstbatchcontainedsixletters,fromJaneAndrews,RubyGillis,DianaBarry,Marilla,Mrs.LyndeandDavy.Jane’swasacopperplateproduction,withevery“t”nicelycrossedandevery“i”preciselydotted,andnotaninterestingsentenceinit.

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