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Chapter XVII. A New Interest in Life

           Oneawfuldaytheyweretiesandtheirnameswerewrittenuptogether.Itwasalmostasbadasatake-noticeandAnne’smortificationwasasevidentasGilbert’ssatisfaction.Whenthewrittenexaminationsattheendofeachmonthwereheldthesuspensewasterrible.ThefirstmonthGilbertcameoutthreemarksahead.ThesecondAnnebeathimbyfive.ButhertriumphwasmarredbythefactthatGilbertcongratulatedherheartilybeforethewholeschool.Itwouldhavebeeneversomuchsweetertoherifhehadfeltthestingofhisdefeat.

           Mr.Phillipsmightnotbeaverygoodteacher;butapupilsoinflexiblydeterminedonlearningasAnnewascouldhardlyescapemakingprogressunderanykindofteacher.BytheendofthetermAnneandGilbertwerebothpromotedintothefifthclassandallowedtobeginstudyingtheelementsof“thebranches”—bywhichLatin,geometry,French,andalgebraweremeant.IngeometryAnnemetherWaterloo.

           “It’sperfectlyawfulstuff,Marilla,”shegroaned.“I’msureI’llneverbeabletomakeheadortailofit.Thereisnoscopeforimaginationinitatall.Mr.PhillipssaysI’mtheworstdunceheeversawatit.AndGil—Imeansomeoftheothersaresosmartatit.Itisextremelymortifying,Marilla.

           “EvenDianagetsalongbetterthanIdo.ButIdon’tmindbeingbeatenbyDiana.EvenalthoughwemeetasstrangersnowIstillloveherwithaninextinguishablelove.Itmakesmeverysadattimestothinkabouther.Butreally,Marilla,onecan’tstaysadverylonginsuchaninterestingworld,canone?”

           

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