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Chapter XX. A Good Imagination Gone Wrong

           Ishallneverforgetit.Itwastheturningpointinmylife.Ofcourseitwouldn’tseemsoimportanttoyou.I’vebeenhereforayearandI’vebeensohappy.Ofcourse,I’vehadmytroubles,butonecanlivedowntroubles.Areyousorryyoukeptme,Marilla?”

           “No,Ican’tsayI’msorry,”saidMarilla,whosometimeswonderedhowshecouldhavelivedbeforeAnnecametoGreenGables,“no,notexactlysorry.Ifyou’vefinishedyourlessons,Anne,IwantyoutorunoverandaskMrs.Barryifshe’lllendmeDiana’sapronpattern.”

           “Oh—it’s—it’stoodark,”criedAnne.

           “Toodark?Why,it’sonlytwilight.Andgoodnessknowsyou’vegoneoveroftenenoughafterdark.”

           “I’llgooverearlyinthemorning,”saidAnneeagerly.“I’llgetupatsunriseandgoover,Marilla.”

           “Whathasgotintoyourheadnow,AnneShirley?Iwantthatpatterntocutoutyournewapronthisevening.Goatonceandbesmarttoo.”

           “I’llhavetogoaroundbytheroad,then,”saidAnne,takingupherhatreluctantly.

           “Gobytheroadandwastehalfanhour!I’dliketocatchyou!”

           “Ican’tgothroughtheHauntedWood,Marilla,”criedAnnedesperately.

           Marillastared.

           “TheHauntedWood!Areyoucrazy?WhatunderthecanopyistheHauntedWood?”

           “Thesprucewoodoverthebrook,”saidAnneinawhisper.

           “Fiddlesticks!Thereisnosuchthingasahauntedwoodanywhere.Whohasbeentellingyousuchstuff?”

           “Nobody,”confessedAnne.“DianaandIjustimaginedthewoodwashaunted.Alltheplacesaroundhereareso—so—commonplace.

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