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Chapter XX. A Good Imagination Gone Wrong

           Ofcourseitwasn’texactlynecessarytostarchMatthew’shandkerchiefs!Andmostpeoplewhentheyputapieintheoventowarmupfordinnertakeitoutandeatitwhenitgetshotinsteadofleavingittobeburnedtoacrisp.Butthatdoesn’tseemtobeyourwayevidently.”

           HeadachesalwaysleftMarillasomewhatsarcastic.

           “Oh,I’msosorry,”saidAnnepenitently.“IneverthoughtaboutthatpiefromthemomentIputitintheoventillnow,althoughIfeltinstinctivelythattherewassomethingmissingonthedinnertable.Iwasfirmlyresolved,whenyouleftmeinchargethismorning,nottoimagineanything,butkeepmythoughtsonfacts.IdidprettywelluntilIputthepiein,andthenanirresistibletemptationcametometoimagineIwasanenchantedprincessshutupinalonelytowerwithahandsomeknightridingtomyrescueonacoal-blacksteed.SothatishowIcametoforgetthepie.Ididn’tknowIstarchedthehandkerchiefs.AllthetimeIwasironingIwastryingtothinkofanameforanewislandDianaandIhavediscoveredupthebrook.It’sthemostravishingspot,Marilla.Therearetwomapletreesonitandthebrookflowsrightaroundit.AtlastitstruckmethatitwouldbesplendidtocallitVictoriaIslandbecausewefounditontheQueen’sbirthday.BothDianaandIareveryloyal.ButI’msorryaboutthatpieandthehandkerchiefs.Iwantedtobeextragoodtodaybecauseit’sananniversary.Doyourememberwhathappenedthisdaylastyear,Marilla?”

           “No,Ican’tthinkofanythingspecial.”

           “Oh,Marilla,itwasthedayIcametoGreenGables.

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