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Chapter XXX. The Queens Class Is Organized

           RubyGillisthinksofnothingbutyoungmen,andtheoldershegetstheworsesheis.Youngmenareallverywellintheirplace,butitdoesn’tdotodragthemintoeverything,doesit?DianaandIarethinkingseriouslyofpromisingeachotherthatwewillnevermarrybutbeniceoldmaidsandlivetogetherforever.Dianahasn’tquitemadeuphermindthough,becauseshethinksperhapsitwouldbenoblertomarrysomewild,dashing,wickedyoungmanandreformhim.DianaandItalkagreatdealaboutserioussubjectsnow,youknow.Wefeelthatwearesomucholderthanweusedtobethatitisn’tbecomingtotalkofchildishmatters.It’ssuchasolemnthingtobealmostfourteen,Marilla.MissStacytookallusgirlswhoareinourteensdowntothebrooklastWednesday,andtalkedtousaboutit.Shesaidwecouldn’tbetoocarefulwhathabitsweformedandwhatidealsweacquiredinourteens,becausebythetimeweweretwentyourcharacterswouldbedevelopedandthefoundationlaidforourwholefuturelife.Andshesaidifthefoundationwasshakywecouldneverbuildanythingreallyworthwhileonit.DianaandItalkedthematterovercominghomefromschool.Wefeltextremelysolemn,Marilla.Andwedecidedthatwewouldtrytobeverycarefulindeedandformrespectablehabitsandlearnallwecouldandbeassensibleaspossible,sothatbythetimeweweretwentyourcharacterswouldbeproperlydeveloped.It’sperfectlyappallingtothinkofbeingtwenty,Marilla.Itsoundssofearfullyoldandgrownup.

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