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Chapter XXIII. Anne Comes to Grief in an Affair of Honor

           Nevertheless,whenDianaandtheothergirlshadrushedfranticallyaroundthehouse—exceptRubyGillis,whoremainedasifrootedtothegroundandwentintohysterics—theyfoundAnnelyingallwhiteandlimpamongthewreckandruinoftheVirginiacreeper.

           “Anne,areyoukilled?”shriekedDiana,throwingherselfonherkneesbesideherfriend.“Oh,Anne,dearAnne,speakjustonewordtomeandtellmeifyou’rekilled.”

           Totheimmensereliefofallthegirls,andespeciallyofJosiePye,who,inspiteoflackofimagination,hadbeenseizedwithhorriblevisionsofafuturebrandedasthegirlwhowasthecauseofAnneShirley’searlyandtragicdeath,Annesatdizzilyupandanswereduncertainly:

           “No,Diana,Iamnotkilled,butIthinkIamrenderedunconscious.”

           “Where?”sobbedCarrieSloane.“Oh,where,Anne?”BeforeAnnecouldanswerMrs.Barryappearedonthescene.AtsightofherAnnetriedtoscrambletoherfeet,butsankbackagainwithasharplittlecryofpain.

           “What’sthematter?Wherehaveyouhurtyourself?”demandedMrs.Barry.

           “Myankle,”gaspedAnne.“Oh,Diana,pleasefindyourfatherandaskhimtotakemehome.IknowIcanneverwalkthere.AndI’msureIcouldn’thopsofarononefootwhenJanecouldn’tevenhoparoundthegarden.”

           MarillawasoutintheorchardpickingapanfulofsummerappleswhenshesawMr.Barrycomingoverthelogbridgeanduptheslope,withMrs.Barrybesidehimandawholeprocessionoflittlegirlstrailingafterhim.InhisarmshecarriedAnne,whoseheadlaylimplyagainsthisshoulder.

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