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XXV. An Avonlea Scandal

           Harrisoninhisworkingclothes,whichonFridayhadbeennotedforsundryrentsandtattersbutwhichwerenowneatlypatchedandbrushed.Hewassprucelyshavedandwhatlittlehairhehadwascarefullytrimmed.

           “Sitdown,Anne,sitdown,”saidMr.HarrisoninatonebuttwodegreesremovedfromthatwhichAvonleapeopleusedatfunerals.“Emily’sgoneovertoCarmodywithRachelLynde...she’sstruckupalifelongfriendshipalreadywithRachelLynde.Beatsallhowcontrarywomenare.Well,Anne,myeasytimesareover...allover.It’sneatnessandtidinessformefortherestofmynaturallife,Isuppose.”

           Mr.Harrisondidhisbesttospeakdolefully,butanirrepressibletwinkleinhiseyebetrayedhim.

           “Mr.Harrison,youaregladyourwifeiscomeback,”criedAnne,shakingherfingerathim.“Youneedn’tpretendyou’renot,becauseIcanseeitplainly.”

           Mr.Harrisonrelaxedintoasheepishsmile.

           “Well...well...I’mgettingusedtoit,”heconceded.“Ican’tsayIwassorrytoseeEmily.Amanreallyneedssomeprotectioninacommunitylikethis,wherehecan’tplayagameofcheckerswithaneighborwithoutbeingaccusedofwantingtomarrythatneighbor’ssisterandhavingitputinthepaper.”

           “NobodywouldhavesupposedyouwenttoseeIsabellaAndrewsifyouhadn’tpretendedtobeunmarried,”saidAnneseverely.

           “Ididn’tpretendIwas.Ifanybody’dhaveaskedmeifIwasmarriedI’dhavesaidIwas.Buttheyjusttookitforgranted.Iwasn’tanxioustotalkaboutthematter...Iwasfeelingtoosoreoverit.

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