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Chapter XVI. Diana Is Invited to Tea with Tragic Results

           

           ThisspeechwhichwouldhavesoftenedgoodMrs.Lynde’sheartinatwinkling,hadnoeffectonMrs.Barryexcepttoirritateherstillmore.ShewassuspiciousofAnne’sbigwordsanddramaticgesturesandimaginedthatthechildwasmakingfunofher.Soshesaid,coldlyandcruelly:

           “Idon’tthinkyouareafitlittlegirlforDianatoassociatewith.You’dbettergohomeandbehaveyourself.”

           Anne’slipsquivered.

           “Won’tyouletmeseeDianajustoncetosayfarewell?”sheimplored.

           “DianahasgoneovertoCarmodywithherfather,”saidMrs.Barry,goinginandshuttingthedoor.

           AnnewentbacktoGreenGablescalmwithdespair.

           “Mylasthopeisgone,”shetoldMarilla.“IwentupandsawMrs.Barrymyselfandshetreatedmeveryinsultingly.Marilla,Idonotthinksheisawell-bredwoman.ThereisnothingmoretodoexcepttoprayandIhaven’tmuchhopethatthat’lldomuchgoodbecause,Marilla,IdonotbelievethatGodHimselfcandoverymuchwithsuchanobstinatepersonasMrs.Barry.”

           “Anne,youshouldn’tsaysuchthings”rebukedMarilla,strivingtoovercomethatunholytendencytolaughterwhichshewasdismayedtofindgrowinguponher.Andindeed,whenshetoldthewholestorytoMatthewthatnight,shedidlaughheartilyoverAnne’stribulations.

           ButwhensheslippedintotheeastgablebeforegoingtobedandfoundthatAnnehadcriedherselftosleepanunaccustomedsoftnesscreptintoherface.

           “Poorlittlesoul,”shemurmured,liftingaloosecurlofhairfromthechild’stear-stainedface

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