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Chapter XXX. The Queens Class Is Organized

           Shehadanuneasyfeelingthatitwasrathersinfultosetone’sheartsointenselyonanyhumancreatureasshehadsethersonAnne,andperhapssheperformedasortofunconsciouspenanceforthisbybeingstricterandmorecriticalthanifthegirlhadbeenlessdeartoher.CertainlyAnneherselfhadnoideahowMarillalovedher.ShesometimesthoughtwistfullythatMarillawasveryhardtopleaseanddistinctlylackinginsympathyandunderstanding.Butshealwayscheckedthethoughtreproachfully,rememberingwhatsheowedtoMarilla.

           “Anne,”saidMarillaabruptly,“MissStacywasherethisafternoonwhenyouwereoutwithDiana.”

           Annecamebackfromherotherworldwithastartandasigh.

           “Wasshe?Oh,I’msosorryIwasn’tin.Whydidn’tyoucallme,Marilla?DianaandIwereonlyoverintheHauntedWood.It’slovelyinthewoodsnow.Allthelittlewoodthings—thefernsandthesatinleavesandthecrackerberries—havegonetosleep,justasifsomebodyhadtuckedthemawayuntilspringunderablanketofleaves.Ithinkitwasalittlegrayfairywitharainbowscarfthatcametiptoeingalongthelastmoonlightnightanddidit.Dianawouldn’tsaymuchaboutthat,though.DianahasneverforgottenthescoldinghermothergaveheraboutimaginingghostsintotheHauntedWood.IthadaverybadeffectonDiana’simagination.Itblightedit.Mrs.LyndesaysMyrtleBellisablightedbeing.IaskedRubyGilliswhyMyrtlewasblighted,andRubysaidsheguesseditwasbecauseheryoungmanhadgonebackonher.

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