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XIV. A Danger Averted

           TheToriesarebribingrightandleft,sotheymightaswellbegivenachancetospendtheirmoneyhonestlyforonce.”

           Annewasared-hotConservative,outofloyaltytoMatthew’smemory,butshesaidnothing.SheknewbetterthantogetMrs.Lyndestartedonpolitics.ShehadaletterforMarilla,postmarkedfromatowninBritishColumbia.

           “It’sprobablyfromthechildren’suncle,”shesaidexcitedly,whenshegothome.“Oh,Marilla,Iwonderwhathesaysaboutthem.”

           “Thebestplanmightbetoopenitandsee,”saidMarillacurtly.Acloseobservermighthavethoughtthatshewasexcitedalso,butshewouldratherhavediedthanshowit.

           Annetoreopentheletterandglancedoverthesomewhatuntidyandpoorlywrittencontents.

           “Hesayshecan’ttakethechildrenthisspring...he’sbeensickmostofthewinterandhisweddingisputoff.Hewantstoknowifwecankeepthemtillthefallandhe’lltryandtakethemthen.Wewill,ofcourse,won’tweMarilla?”

           “Idon’tseethatthereisanythingelseforustodo,”saidMarillarathergrimly,althoughshefeltasecretrelief.“Anyhowthey’renotsomuchtroubleastheywere...orelsewe’vegotusedtothem.Davyhasimprovedagreatdeal.”

           “HisMANNERSarecertainlymuchbetter,”saidAnnecautiously,asifshewerenotpreparedtosayasmuchforhismorals.

           Annehadcomehomefromschoolthepreviousevening,tofindMarillaawayatanAidmeeting,Doraasleeponthekitchensofa,andDavyinthesittingroomcloset,blissfullyabsorbingthecontentsofajarofMarilla’sfamousyellowplumpreserves...

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