Аня из Зелёных Мезонинов

Chapter XXVIII. An Unfortunate Lily Maid

           Thosedays,shesaid,weresomuchmoreromanticthanthepresent.

           Anne’splanwashailedwithenthusiasm.Thegirlshaddiscoveredthatiftheflatwerepushedofffromthelandingplaceitwoulddriftdownwiththecurrentunderthebridgeandfinallystranditselfonanotherheadlandlowerdownwhichranoutatacurveinthepond.TheyhadoftengonedownlikethisandnothingcouldbemoreconvenientforplayingElaine.

           “Well,I’llbeElaine,”saidAnne,yieldingreluctantly,for,althoughshewouldhavebeendelightedtoplaytheprincipalcharacter,yetherartisticsensedemandedfitnessforitandthis,shefelt,herlimitationsmadeimpossible.“Ruby,youmustbeKingArthurandJanewillbeGuinevereandDianamustbeLancelot.Butfirstyoumustbethebrothersandthefather.Wecan’thavetheolddumbservitorbecausethereisn’troomfortwointheflatwhenoneislyingdown.Wemustpallthebargeallitslengthinblackestsamite.Thatoldblackshawlofyourmother’swillbejustthething,Diana.”

           Theblackshawlhavingbeenprocured,Annespreaditovertheflatandthenlaydownonthebottom,withclosedeyesandhandsfoldedoverherbreast.

           “Oh,shedoeslookreallydead,”whisperedRubyGillisnervously,watchingthestill,whitelittlefaceundertheflickeringshadowsofthebirches.“Itmakesmefeelfrightened,girls.Doyousupposeit’sreallyrighttoactlikethis?Mrs.Lyndesaysthatallplay-actingisabominablywicked.”

           “Ruby,youshouldn’ttalkaboutMrs.Lynde,”saidAnneseverely.“ItspoilstheeffectbecausethisishundredsofyearsbeforeMrs.

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