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Chapter XV. A Tempest in the School Teapot

           Itwasalittlenarrow,twistingpath,windingdownoveralonghillstraightthroughMr.Bell’swoods,wherethelightcamedownsiftedthroughsomanyemeraldscreensthatitwasasflawlessastheheartofadiamond.Itwasfringedinallitslengthwithslimyoungbirches,whitestemmedandlissomboughed;fernsandstarflowersandwildlilies-of-the-valleyandscarlettuftsofpigeonberriesgrewthicklyalongit;andalwaystherewasadelightfulspicinessintheairandmusicofbirdcallsandthemurmurandlaughofwoodwindsinthetreesoverhead.Nowandthenyoumightseearabbitskippingacrosstheroadifyouwerequiet—which,withAnneandDiana,happenedaboutonceinabluemoon.Downinthevalleythepathcameouttothemainroadandthenitwasjustupthesprucehilltotheschool.

           TheAvonleaschoolwasawhitewashedbuilding,lowintheeavesandwideinthewindows,furnishedinsidewithcomfortablesubstantialold-fashioneddesksthatopenedandshut,andwerecarvedallovertheirlidswiththeinitialsandhieroglyphicsofthreegenerationsofschoolchildren.Theschoolhousewassetbackfromtheroadandbehinditwasaduskyfirwoodandabrookwhereallthechildrenputtheirbottlesofmilkinthemorningtokeepcoolandsweetuntildinnerhour.

           MarillahadseenAnnestartofftoschoolonthefirstdayofSeptemberwithmanysecretmisgivings.Annewassuchanoddgirl.Howwouldshegetonwiththeotherchildren?Andhowonearthwouldsheevermanagetoholdhertongueduringschoolhours?

           ThingswentbetterthanMarillafeared,however.

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