Аня с острова Принца Эдуарда

Anne’s First Proposal

           DidANYBODYeverthinkaboutBillyAndrews?

           “IIdon’tunderstand,Jane,”shestammered.“Whatdoyoumeanexactly?”

           “DoyoulikeBilly?”askedJanebluntly.

           “Whywhyyes,Ilikehim,ofcourse,”gaspedAnne,wonderingifsheweretellingtheliteraltruth.CertainlyshedidnotDISlikeBilly.Butcouldtheindifferenttolerancewithwhichsheregardedhim,whenhehappenedtobeinherrangeofvision,beconsideredpositiveenoughforliking?WHATwasJanetryingtoelucidate?

           “Wouldyoulikehimforahusband?”askedJanecalmly.

           “Ahusband!”Annehadbeensittingupinbed,thebettertowrestlewiththeproblemofherexactopinionofBillyAndrews.Nowshefellflatlybackonherpillows,theverybreathgoneoutofher.“Whosehusband?”

           “Yours,ofcourse,”answeredJane.“Billywantstomarryyou.He’salwaysbeencrazyaboutyouandnowfatherhasgivenhimtheupperfarminhisownnameandthere’snothingtopreventhimfromgettingmarried.Buthe’ssoshyhecouldn’taskyouhimselfifyou’dhavehim,sohegotmetodoit.I’drathernothave,buthegavemenopeacetillIsaidIwould,ifIgotagoodchance.Whatdoyouthinkaboutit,Anne?”

           Wasitadream?Wasitoneofthosenightmarethingsinwhichyoufindyourselfengagedormarriedtosomeoneyouhateordon’tknow,withouttheslightestideahowitevercameabout?No,she,AnneShirley,waslyingthere,wideawake,inherownbed,andJaneAndrewswasbesideher,calmlyproposingforherbrotherBilly.

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