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Chapter XXXI. Where the Brook and River Meet

           Newworldsofthought,feeling,andambition,fresh,fascinatingfieldsofunexploredknowledgeseemedtobeopeningoutbeforeAnne’seagereyes.

           “Hillspeepedo’erhillandAlpsonAlpsarose.”

           

           MuchofallthiswasduetoMissStacy’stactful,careful,broadmindedguidance.SheledherclasstothinkandexploreanddiscoverforthemselvesandencouragedstrayingfromtheoldbeatenpathstoadegreethatquiteshockedMrs.Lyndeandtheschooltrustees,whoviewedallinnovationsonestablishedmethodsratherdubiously.

           ApartfromherstudiesAnneexpandedsocially,forMarilla,mindfuloftheSpencervaledoctor’sdictum,nolongervetoedoccasionaloutings.TheDebatingClubflourishedandgaveseveralconcerts;therewereoneortwopartiesalmostvergingongrown-upaffairs;thereweresleighdrivesandskatingfrolicsgalore.

           BetweentimesAnnegrew,shootingupsorapidlythatMarillawasastonishedoneday,whentheywerestandingsidebyside,tofindthegirlwastallerthanherself.

           “Why,Anne,howyou’vegrown!”shesaid,almostunbelievingly.Asighfollowedonthewords.MarillafeltaqueerregretoverAnne’sinches.Thechildshehadlearnedtolovehadvanishedsomehowandherewasthistall,serious-eyedgirloffifteen,withthethoughtfulbrowsandtheproudlypoisedlittlehead,inherplace.Marillalovedthegirlasmuchasshehadlovedthechild,butshewasconsciousofaqueersorrowfulsenseofloss.Andthatnight,whenAnnehadgonetoprayermeetingwithDiana,Marillasataloneinthewintrytwilightandindulgedintheweaknessofacry.

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