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Chapter XVIII. Anne to the Rescue

           Idon’tthinkateachershouldtakesuchameanadvantage,doyou?We’restudyingagriculturenowandI’vefoundoutatlastwhatmakestheroadsred.It’sagreatcomfort.IwonderhowMarillaandMrs.Lyndeareenjoyingthemselves.Mrs.LyndesaysCanadaisgoingtothedogsthewaythingsarebeingrunatOttawaandthatit’sanawfulwarningtotheelectors.Shesaysifwomenwereallowedtovotewewouldsoonseeablessedchange.Whatwaydoyouvote,Matthew?”

           “Conservative,”saidMatthewpromptly.TovoteConservativewaspartofMatthew’sreligion.

           “ThenI’mConservativetoo,”saidAnnedecidedly.“I’mgladbecauseGil—becausesomeoftheboysinschoolareGrits.IguessMr.PhillipsisaGrittoobecausePrissyAndrews’sfatherisone,andRubyGillissaysthatwhenamaniscourtinghealwayshastoagreewiththegirl’smotherinreligionandherfatherinpolitics.Isthattrue,Matthew?”

           “Wellnow,Idunno,”saidMatthew.

           “Didyouevergocourting,Matthew?”

           “Wellnow,no,Idunno’sIeverdid,”saidMatthew,whohadcertainlyneverthoughtofsuchathinginhiswholeexistence.

           Annereflectedwithherchininherhands.

           “Itmustberatherinteresting,don’tyouthink,Matthew?RubyGillissayswhenshegrowsupshe’sgoingtohaveeversomanybeausonthestringandhavethemallcrazyabouther;butIthinkthatwouldbetooexciting.I’dratherhavejustoneinhisrightmind.ButRubyGillisknowsagreatdealaboutsuchmattersbecauseshehassomanybigsisters,andMrs.LyndesaystheGillisgirlshavegoneofflikehotcakes.Mr.

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