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           ShepreferredtomeetAnneintheshadows,forshewashorriblyafraidthatshewasgoingtocrywithjoyshe,stern,repressedMarilla,whothoughtalldisplayofdeepemotionunseemly.Mrs.Lyndewasbehindher,sonsy,kindly,matronly,asofyore.ThelovethatAnnehadtoldPhilwaswaitingforhersurroundedherandenfoldedherwithitsblessinganditssweetness.Nothing,afterall,couldcomparewitholdties,oldfriends,andoldGreenGables!HowstarryAnne’seyeswereastheysatdowntotheloadedsuppertable,howpinkhercheeks,howsilver-clearherlaughter!AndDianawasgoingtostayallnight,too.Howlikethedearoldtimesitwas!Andtherose-budtea-setgracedthetable!WithMarillatheforceofnaturecouldnofurthergo.

           “IsupposeyouandDianawillnowproceedtotalkallnight,”saidMarillasarcastically,asthegirlswentupstairs.Marillawasalwayssarcasticafteranyself-betrayal.

           “Yes,”agreedAnnegaily,“butI’mgoingtoputDavytobedfirst.Heinsistsonthat.”

           “Youbet,”saidDavy,astheywentalongthehall.“Iwantsomebodytosaymyprayerstoagain.It’snofunsayingthemalone.”

           “Youdon’tsaythemalone,Davy.Godisalwayswithyoutohearyou.”

           “Well,Ican’tseeHim,”objectedDavy.“IwanttopraytosomebodyIcansee,butIWON’TsaythemtoMrs.LyndeorMarilla,therenow!”

           Nevertheless,whenDavywasgarbedinhisgrayflannelnighty,hedidnotseeminahurrytobegin.HestoodbeforeAnne,shufflingonebarefootovertheother,andlookedundecided.

           “Come,dear,kneeldown,”saidAnne.

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