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Chapter XXVIII. An Unfortunate Lily Maid

           “Ithinkmyprospectsofbecomingsensiblearebrighternowthanever.”

           “Idon’tseehow,”saidMarilla.

           “Well,”explainedAnne,“I’velearnedanewandvaluablelessontoday.EversinceIcametoGreenGablesI’vebeenmakingmistakes,andeachmistakehashelpedtocuremeofsomegreatshortcoming.Theaffairoftheamethystbroochcuredmeofmeddlingwiththingsthatdidn’tbelongtome.TheHauntedWoodmistakecuredmeoflettingmyimaginationrunawaywithme.Thelinimentcakemistakecuredmeofcarelessnessincooking.Dyeingmyhaircuredmeofvanity.Ineverthinkaboutmyhairandnosenow—atleast,veryseldom.Andtoday’smistakeisgoingtocuremeofbeingtooromantic.IhavecometotheconclusionthatitisnousetryingtoberomanticinAvonlea.ItwasprobablyeasyenoughintoweredCamelothundredsofyearsago,butromanceisnotappreciatednow.Ifeelquitesurethatyouwillsoonseeagreatimprovementinmeinthisrespect,Marilla.”

           “I’msureIhopeso,”saidMarillaskeptically.

           ButMatthew,whohadbeensittingmutelyinhiscorner,laidahandonAnne’sshoulderwhenMarillahadgoneout.

           “Don’tgiveupallyourromance,Anne,”hewhisperedshyly,“alittleofitisagoodthing—nottoomuch,ofcourse—butkeepalittleofit,Anne,keepalittleofit.”

           

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