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Chapter XXIV. Miss Stacy and Her Pupils Get Up a Concert

           Wehadrecitationsthisafternoon.Ijustwishyoucouldhavebeentheretohearmerecite‘Mary,QueenofScots.’Ijustputmywholesoulintoit.RubyGillistoldmecominghomethatthewayIsaidtheline,‘Nowformyfather’sarm,’shesaid,‘mywoman’sheartfarewell,’justmadeherbloodruncold.”

           “Wellnow,youmightreciteitformesomeofthesedays,outinthebarn,”suggestedMatthew.

           “OfcourseIwill,”saidAnnemeditatively,“butIwon’tbeabletodoitsowell,Iknow.Itwon’tbesoexcitingasitiswhenyouhaveawholeschoolfulbeforeyouhangingbreathlesslyonyourwords.IknowIwon’tbeabletomakeyourbloodruncold.”

           “Mrs.LyndesaysitmadeherbloodruncoldtoseetheboysclimbingtotheverytopsofthosebigtreesonBell’shillaftercrows’nestslastFriday,”saidMarilla.“IwonderatMissStacyforencouragingit.”

           “Butwewantedacrow’snestfornaturestudy,”explainedAnne.“Thatwasonourfieldafternoon.Fieldafternoonsaresplendid,Marilla.AndMissStacyexplainseverythingsobeautifully.WehavetowritecompositionsonourfieldafternoonsandIwritethebestones.”

           “It’sveryvainofyoutosaysothen.You’dbetterletyourteachersayit.”

           “Butshedidsayit,Marilla.AndindeedI’mnotvainaboutit.HowcanIbe,whenI’msuchadunceatgeometry?AlthoughI’mreallybeginningtoseethroughitalittle,too.MissStacymakesitsoclear.Still,I’llneverbegoodatitandIassureyouitisahumblingreflection.ButIlovewritingcompositions.

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