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Chapter II. Matthew Cuthbert is surprised

           Ihadn’tanyrealideawhatitlookedlike.ButjustassoonasIsawitIfeltitwashome.Oh,itseemsasifImustbeinadream.Doyouknow,myarmmustbeblackandbluefromtheelbowup,forI’vepinchedmyselfsomanytimestoday.EverylittlewhileahorriblesickeningfeelingwouldcomeovermeandI’dbesoafraiditwasalladream.ThenI’dpinchmyselftoseeifitwasreal—untilsuddenlyIrememberedthatevensupposingitwasonlyadreamI’dbettergoondreamingaslongasIcould;soIstoppedpinching.Butitisrealandwe’renearlyhome.”

           Withasighofrapturesherelapsedintosilence.Matthewstirreduneasily.HefeltgladthatitwouldbeMarillaandnothewhowouldhavetotellthiswaifoftheworldthatthehomeshelongedforwasnottobehersafterall.TheydroveoverLynde’sHollow,whereitwasalreadyquitedark,butnotsodarkthatMrs.Rachelcouldnotseethemfromherwindowvantage,andupthehillandintothelonglaneofGreenGables.BythetimetheyarrivedatthehouseMatthewwasshrinkingfromtheapproachingrevelationwithanenergyhedidnotunderstand.ItwasnotofMarillaorhimselfhewasthinkingofthetroublethismistakewasprobablygoingtomakeforthem,butofthechild’sdisappointment.Whenhethoughtofthatraptlightbeingquenchedinhereyeshehadanuncomfortablefeelingthathewasgoingtoassistatmurderingsomething—muchthesamefeelingthatcameoverhimwhenhehadtokillalamborcalforanyotherinnocentlittlecreature

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