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XXII. Odds and Ends

           “MiltyBoultersaysifyoudothatthingsareboundtogowrongwithyouallday.Hisgrandmothertoldhim.Butwhichistherightside?Andwhatareyoutodowhenyourbed’sagainstthewall?Iwanttoknow.”

           “I’vealwayswonderedwhatwentwrongbetweenStephenIrvingandLavendarLewis,”continuedMarilla,ignoringDavy.“Theywerecertainlyengagedtwenty-fiveyearsagoandthenallatonceitwasbrokenoff.Idon’tknowwhatthetroublewasbutitmusthavebeensomethingterrible,forhewentawaytotheStatesandnevercomehomesince.”

           “Perhapsitwasnothingverydreadfulafterall.Ithinkthelittlethingsinlifeoftenmakemoretroublethanthebigthings,”saidAnne,withoneofthoseflashesofinsightwhichexperiencecouldnothavebettered.“Marilla,pleasedon’tsayanythingaboutmybeingatMissLavendar’stoMrs.Lynde.She’dbesuretoaskahundredquestionsandsomehowIwouldn’tlikeit...norMissLavendareitherifsheknew,Ifeelsure.”

           “IdaresayRachelwouldbecurious,”admittedMarilla,“thoughshehasn’tasmuchtimeassheusedtohaveforlookingafterotherpeople’saffairs.She’stiedhomenowonaccountofThomas;andshe’sfeelingprettydownhearted,forIthinkshe’sbeginningtolosehopeofhisevergettingbetter.Rachelwillbeleftprettylonelyifanythinghappenstohim,withallherchildrensettledoutwest,exceptElizaintown;andshedoesn’tlikeherhusband.”

           Marilla’spronounsslanderedEliza,whowasveryfondofherhusband.

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