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XVI. The Substance of Things Hoped For

           Miltyknewtherewasn’tanythingbutthegarretovertheceiling,sothat’showHEfoundout.Andhe’sbeenawfulscaredtogotohisUncleSimon’seversince.”

           AnnetookDavyonherkneeanddidherbesttostraightenoutthistheologicaltanglealso.ShewasmuchbetterfittedforthetaskthanMarilla,forsherememberedherownchildhoodandhadaninstinctiveunderstandingofthecuriousideasthatseven-year-oldssometimesgetaboutmattersthatare,ofcourse,veryplainandsimpletogrownuppeople.ShehadjustsucceededinconvincingDavythatheavenwasNOTinSimonFletcher’sgarretwhenMarillacameinfromthegarden,wheresheandDorahadbeenpickingpeas.Dorawasanindustriouslittlesoulandneverhappierthanwhen“helping”invarioussmalltaskssuitedtoherchubbyfingers.Shefedchickens,pickedupchips,wipeddishes,andranerrandsgalore.Shewasneat,faithfulandobservant;sheneverhadtobetoldhowtodoathingtwiceandneverforgotanyofherlittleduties.Davy,ontheotherhand,wasratherheedlessandforgetful;buthehadthebornknackofwinninglove,andevenyetAnneandMarillalikedhimthebetter.

           WhileDoraproudlyshelledthepeasandDavymadeboatsofthepods,withmastsofmatchesandsailsofpaper,AnnetoldMarillaaboutthewonderfulcontentsofherletter.

           “Oh,Marilla,whatdoyouthink?I’vehadaletterfromPriscillaandshesaysthatMrs.MorganisontheIsland,andthatifitisfineThursdaytheyaregoingtodriveuptoAvonleaandwillreachhereabouttwelve.

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