Аня из Зелёных Мезонинов

Chapter XI. Anne’s Impressions of Sunday-School

           Lyndetoshowyouourpew.Here’sacentforcollection.Don’tstareatpeopleanddon’tfidget.Ishallexpectyoutotellmethetextwhenyoucomehome.”

           Annestartedoffirreproachable,arrayedinthestiffblack-and-whitesateen,which,whiledecentasregardslengthandcertainlynotopentothechargeofskimpiness,contrivedtoemphasizeeverycornerandangleofherthinfigure.Herhatwasalittle,flat,glossy,newsailor,theextremeplainnessofwhichhadlikewisemuchdisappointedAnne,whohadpermittedherselfsecretvisionsofribbonandflowers.Thelatter,however,weresuppliedbeforeAnnereachedthemainroad,forbeingconfrontedhalfwaydownthelanewithagoldenfrenzyofwind-stirredbuttercupsandagloryofwildroses,Annepromptlyandliberallygarlandedherhatwithaheavywreathofthem.WhateverotherpeoplemighthavethoughtoftheresultitsatisfiedAnne,andshetrippedgailydowntheroad,holdingherruddyheadwithitsdecorationofpinkandyellowveryproudly.

           WhenshehadreachedMrs.Lynde’shouseshefoundthatladygone.Nothingdaunted,Anneproceededonwardtothechurchalone.Intheporchshefoundacrowdoflittlegirls,allmoreorlessgailyattiredinwhitesandbluesandpinks,andallstaringwithcuriouseyesatthisstrangerintheirmidst,withherextraordinaryheadadornment.AvonlealittlegirlshadalreadyheardqueerstoriesaboutAnne.Mrs.Lyndesaidshehadanawfultemper;JerryBuote,thehiredboyatGreenGables,saidshetalkedallthetimetoherselfortothetreesandflowerslikeacrazygirl.

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