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Chapter XXX. The Queens Class Is Organized

           ButwhywasMissStacyherethisafternoon?”

           “ThatiswhatIwanttotellyou,Anne,ifyou’llevergivemeachancetogetawordinedgewise.Shewastalkingaboutyou.”

           “Aboutme?”Annelookedratherscared.Thensheflushedandexclaimed:

           “Oh,Iknowwhatshewassaying.Imeanttotellyou,Marilla,honestlyIdid,butIforgot.MissStacycaughtmereadingBenHurinschoolyesterdayafternoonwhenIshouldhavebeenstudyingmyCanadianhistory.JaneAndrewslentittome.Iwasreadingitatdinnerhour,andIhadjustgottothechariotracewhenschoolwentin.Iwassimplywildtoknowhowitturnedout—althoughIfeltsureBenHurmustwin,becauseitwouldn’tbepoeticaljusticeifhedidn’t—soIspreadthehistoryopenonmydesklidandthentuckedBenHurbetweenthedeskandmyknee.IjustlookedasifIwerestudyingCanadianhistory,youknow,whileallthewhileIwasrevelinginBenHur.IwassointerestedinitthatInevernoticedMissStacycomingdowntheaisleuntilallatonceIjustlookedupandthereshewaslookingdownatme,soreproachful-like.Ican’ttellyouhowashamedIfelt,Marilla,especiallywhenIheardJosiePyegiggling.MissStacytookBenHuraway,butsheneversaidawordthen.Shekeptmeinatrecessandtalkedtome.ShesaidIhaddoneverywrongintworespects.First,IwaswastingthetimeIoughttohaveputonmystudies;andsecondly,IwasdeceivingmyteacherintryingtomakeitappearIwasreadingahistorywhenitwasastorybookinstead.Ihadneverrealizeduntilthatmoment,Marilla,thatwhatIwasdoingwasdeceitful.

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