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"Averil’s Atonement"

           

           “She’dhavereformedhim.Youcanreformaman;youcan’treformajelly-fish,ofcourse.Yourstoryisn’tbadit’skindofinteresting,I’lladmit.Butyou’retooyoungtowriteastorythatwouldbeworthwhile.Waittenyears.”

           Annemadeuphermindthatthenexttimeshewroteastoryshewouldn’taskanybodytocriticizeit.Itwastoodiscouraging.ShewouldnotreadthestorytoGilbert,althoughshetoldhimaboutit.

           “Ifitisasuccessyou’llseeitwhenitispublished,Gilbert,butifitisafailurenobodyshalleverseeit.”

           Marillaknewnothingabouttheventure.InimaginationAnnesawherselfreadingastoryoutofamagazinetoMarilla,entrappingherintopraiseofitforinimaginationallthingsarepossibleandthentriumphantlyannouncingherselftheauthor.

           OnedayAnnetooktothePostOfficealong,bulkyenvelope,addressed,withthedelightfulconfidenceofyouthandinexperience,totheverybiggestofthe“big”magazines.DianawasasexcitedoveritasAnneherself.

           “Howlongdoyousupposeitwillbebeforeyouhearfromit?”sheasked.

           “Itshouldn’tbelongerthanafortnight.Oh,howhappyandproudIshallbeifitisaccepted!”

           “Ofcourseitwillbeaccepted,andtheywilllikelyaskyoutosendthemmore.YoumaybeasfamousasMrs.Morgansomeday,Anne,andthenhowproudI’llbeofknowingyou,”saidDiana,whopossessed,atleast,thestrikingmeritofanunselfishadmirationofthegiftsandgracesofherfriends.

           Aweekofdelightfuldreamingfollowed,andthencameabitterawakening.

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