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Chapter XXI. A New Departure in Flavorings

           ThesestoodorfellbythejudgmentofthefathersandmothersinIsrael;butacertainsmall,red-hairedgirlwhosatmeeklyinthecorneroftheoldCuthbertpewalsohadheropinionsaboutthemanddiscussedthesameinfullwithMatthew,Marillaalwaysdecliningfromprincipletocriticizeministersinanyshapeorform.

           “Idon’tthinkMr.Smithwouldhavedone,Matthew”wasAnne’sfinalsummingup.“Mrs.Lyndesayshisdeliverywassopoor,butIthinkhisworstfaultwasjustlikeMr.Bentley’s—hehadnoimagination.AndMr.Terryhadtoomuch;heletitrunawaywithhimjustasIdidmineinthematteroftheHauntedWood.Besides,Mrs.Lyndesayshistheologywasn’tsound.Mr.Greshamwasaverygoodmanandaveryreligiousman,buthetoldtoomanyfunnystoriesandmadethepeoplelaughinchurch;hewasundignified,andyoumusthavesomedignityaboutaminister,mustn’tyou,Matthew?IthoughtMr.Marshallwasdecidedlyattractive;butMrs.Lyndesaysheisn’tmarried,orevenengaged,becauseshemadespecialinquiriesabouthim,andshesaysitwouldneverdotohaveayoungunmarriedministerinAvonlea,becausehemightmarryinthecongregationandthatwouldmaketrouble.Mrs.Lyndeisaveryfarseeingwoman,isn’tshe,Matthew?I’mverygladthey’vecalledMr.Allan.Ilikedhimbecausehissermonwasinterestingandheprayedasifhemeantitandnotjustasifhediditbecausehewasinthehabitofit.Mrs.

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