Аня с острова Принца Эдуарда

An Unwelcome Lover and a Welcome Friend

           CharliecertainlydidnottakehisdismissalasAnne’simaginaryrejectedsuitorsdid.Instead,hebecameangry,andshowedit;hesaidtwoorthreequitenastythings;Anne’stemperflashedupmutinouslyandsheretortedwithacuttinglittlespeechwhosekeennesspiercedevenCharlie’sprotectiveSloanishnessandreachedthequick;hecaughtuphishatandflunghimselfoutofthehousewithaveryredface;Annerushedupstairs,fallingtwiceoverMissAda’scushionsontheway,andthrewherselfonherbed,intearsofhumiliationandrage.HadsheactuallystoopedtoquarrelwithaSloane?WasitpossibleanythingCharlieSloanecouldsayhadpowertomakeherangry?Oh,thiswasdegradation,indeedworseeventhanbeingtherivalofNettieBlewett!

           “IwishIneedneverseethehorriblecreatureagain,”shesobbedvindictivelyintoherpillows.

           Shecouldnotavoidseeinghimagain,buttheoutragedCharlietookcarethatitshouldnotbeatveryclosequarters.MissAda’scushionswerehenceforthsafefromhisdepredations,andwhenhemetAnneonthestreet,orinRedmond’shalls,hisbowwasicyintheextreme.Relationsbetweenthesetwooldschoolmatescontinuedtobethusstrainedfornearlyayear!ThenCharlietransferredhisblightedaffectionstoaround,rosy,snub-nosed,blue-eyed,littleSophomorewhoappreciatedthemastheydeserved,whereuponheforgaveAnneandcondescendedtobeciviltoheragain;inapatronizingmannerintendedtoshowherjustwhatshehadlost.

           OnedayAnnescurriedexcitedlyintoPriscilla’sroom.

           “Readthat,”shecried,tossingPriscillaaletter.

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