Chapter XXVI. The Story Club Is Formed

           

           JuniorAvonleafoundithardtosettledowntohumdrumexistenceagain.ToAnneinparticularthingsseemedfearfullyflat,stale,andunprofitableafterthegobletofexcitementshehadbeensippingforweeks.Couldshegobacktotheformerquietpleasuresofthosefarawaydaysbeforetheconcert?Atfirst,asshetoldDiana,shedidnotreallythinkshecould.

           “I’mpositivelycertain,Diana,thatlifecanneverbequitethesameagainasitwasinthoseoldendays,”shesaidmournfully,asifreferringtoaperiodofatleastfiftyyearsback.“PerhapsafterawhileI’llgetusedtoit,butI’mafraidconcertsspoilpeopleforeverydaylife.IsupposethatiswhyMarilladisapprovesofthem.Marillaissuchasensiblewoman.Itmustbeagreatdealbettertobesensible;butstill,Idon’tbelieveI’dreallywanttobeasensibleperson,becausetheyaresounromantic.Mrs.Lyndesaysthereisnodangerofmyeverbeingone,butyoucannevertell.IfeeljustnowthatImaygrowuptobesensibleyet.ButperhapsthatisonlybecauseI’mtired.Isimplycouldn’tsleeplastnightforeversolong.Ijustlayawakeandimaginedtheconcertoverandoveragain.That’sonesplendidthingaboutsuchaffairs—it’ssolovelytolookbacktothem.”

           Eventually,however,Avonleaschoolslippedbackintoitsoldgrooveandtookupitsoldinterests.Tobesure,theconcertlefttraces.RubyGillisandEmmaWhite,whohadquarreledoverapointofprecedenceintheirplatformseats,nolongersatatthesamedesk,andapromisingfriendshipofthreeyearswasbrokenup.

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