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XXIX. Poetry and Prose

           Whatisanimaginationforifnottoenableyoutopeepatlifethroughotherpeople’seyes?”

           “Youmustbemybridesmaid,youknow,Anne.Promisemethat...whereveryoumaybewhenI’mmarried.”

           “I’llcomefromtheendsoftheearthifnecessary,”promisedAnnesolemnly.

           “Ofcourse,itwon’tbeforeversolongyet,”saidDiana,blushing.“Threeyearsattheveryleast...forI’monlyeighteenandmothersaysnodaughterofhersshallbemarriedbeforeshe’stwenty-one.Besides,Fred’sfatherisgoingtobuytheAbrahamFletcherfarmforhimandhesayshe’sgottohaveittwothirdspaidforbeforehe’llgiveittohiminhisownname.Butthreeyearsisn’tanytoomuchtimetogetreadyforhousekeeping,forIhaven’taspeckoffancyworkmadeyet.ButI’mgoingtobegincrochetingdoiliestomorrow.MyraGillishadthirty-sevendoilieswhenshewasmarriedandI’mdeterminedIshallhaveasmanyasshehad.”

           “Isupposeitwouldbeperfectlyimpossibletokeephousewithonlythirty-sixdoilies,”concededAnne,withasolemnfacebutdancingeyes.

           Dianalookedhurt.

           “Ididn’tthinkyou’dmakefunofme,Anne,”shesaidreproachfully.

           “Dearest,Iwasn’tmakingfunofyou,”criedAnnerepentantly.“Iwasonlyteasingyouabit.Ithinkyou’llmakethesweetestlittlehousekeeperintheworld.AndIthinkit’sperfectlylovelyofyoutobeplanningalreadyforyourhomeo’dreams.”

           Annehadnosoonerutteredthephrase,“homeo’dreams,”thanitcaptivatedherfancyandsheimmediatelybegantheerectionofoneofherown.

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