Аня із Зелених Мезонінів

Chapter XIX. A Concert a Catastrophe and a Confession

           Theyhada“perfectlyeleganttea;”andthencamethedeliciousoccupationofdressinginDiana’slittleroomupstairs.DianadidAnne’sfronthairinthenewpompadourstyleandAnnetiedDiana’sbowswiththeespecialknackshepossessed;andtheyexperimentedwithatleasthalfadozendifferentwaysofarrangingtheirbackhair.Atlasttheywereready,cheeksscarletandeyesglowingwithexcitement.

           True,Annecouldnothelpalittlepangwhenshecontrastedherplainblacktamandshapeless,tight-sleeved,homemadegray-clothcoatwithDiana’sjauntyfurcapandsmartlittlejacket.Butsherememberedintimethatshehadanimaginationandcoulduseit.

           ThenDiana’scousins,theMurraysfromNewbridge,came;theyallcrowdedintothebigpungsleigh,amongstrawandfurryrobes.Annereveledinthedrivetothehall,slippingalongoverthesatin-smoothroadswiththesnowcrispingundertherunners.Therewasamagnificentsunset,andthesnowyhillsanddeep-bluewateroftheSt.LawrenceGulfseemedtoriminthesplendorlikeahugebowlofpearlandsapphirebrimmedwithwineandfire.Tinklesofsleighbellsanddistantlaughter,thatseemedlikethemirthofwoodelves,camefromeveryquarter.

           “Oh,Diana,”breathedAnne,squeezingDiana’smittenedhandunderthefurrobe,“isn’titalllikeabeautifuldream?DoIreallylookthesameasusual?Ifeelsodifferentthatitseemstomeitmustshowinmylooks.”

           “Youlookawfullynice,”saidDiana,whohavingjustreceivedacomplimentfromoneofhercousins,feltthatsheoughttopassiton.

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