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I. An Irate Neighbor

           He’llbegoingtoschooltoyou,Anne,soyoumayexpecttrouble,that’swhat.Andyou’llhaveanotherstrangepupil,too.PaulIrvingiscomingfromtheStatestolivewithhisgrandmother.Yourememberhisfather,Marilla...StephenIrving,himthatjiltedLavendarLewisoveratGrafton?”

           “Idon’tthinkhejiltedher.Therewasaquarrel...Isupposetherewasblameonbothsides.”

           “Well,anyway,hedidn’tmarryher,andshe’sbeenasqueeraspossibleeversince,theysay...livingallbyherselfinthatlittlestonehouseshecallsEchoLodge.StephenwentofftotheStatesandwentintobusinesswithhisuncleandmarriedaYankee.He’sneverbeenhomesince,thoughhismotherhasbeenuptoseehimonceortwice.Hiswifediedtwoyearsagoandhe’ssendingtheboyhometohismotherforaspell.He’stenyearsoldandIdon’tknowifhe’llbeaverydesirablepupil.YoucannevertellaboutthoseYankees.”

           MrsLyndelookeduponallpeoplewhohadthemisfortunetobebornorbroughtupelsewherethaninPrinceEdwardIslandwithadecidedcan-any-good-thing-come-out-of-Nazarethair.TheyMIGHTbegoodpeople,ofcourse;butyouwereonthesafesideindoubtingit.Shehadaspecialprejudiceagainst“Yankees.”HerhusbandhadbeencheatedoutoftendollarsbyanemployerforwhomhehadonceworkedinBostonandneitherangelsnorprincipalitiesnorpowerscouldhaveconvincedMrs.RachelthatthewholeUnitedStateswasnotresponsibleforit.

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