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Chapter IX. Mrs. Rachel Lynde Is Properly Horrified

           You’llhaveyourowntroubleswiththatchild.Butifyou’lltakemyadvice—whichIsupposeyouwon’tdo,althoughI’vebroughtuptenchildrenandburiedtwo—you’lldothat‘talkingto’youmentionwithafair-sizedbirchswitch.Ishouldthinkthatwouldbethemosteffectivelanguageforthatkindofachild.HertempermatchesherhairIguess.Well,goodevening,Marilla.Ihopeyou’llcomedowntoseemeoftenasusual.Butyoucan’texpectmetovisithereagaininahurry,ifI’mliabletobeflownatandinsultedinsuchafashion.It’ssomethingnewinmyexperience.”

           WhereatMrs.Rachelsweptoutandaway—ifafatwomanwhoalwayswaddledcouldbesaidtosweepaway—andMarillawithaverysolemnfacebetookherselftotheeastgable.

           Onthewayupstairsshepondereduneasilyastowhatsheoughttodo.Shefeltnolittledismayoverthescenethathadjustbeenenacted.HowunfortunatethatAnneshouldhavedisplayedsuchtemperbeforeMrs.RachelLynde,ofallpeople!ThenMarillasuddenlybecameawareofanuncomfortableandrebukingconsciousnessthatshefeltmorehumiliationoverthisthansorrowoverthediscoveryofsuchaseriousdefectinAnne’sdisposition.Andhowwasshetopunishher?Theamiablesuggestionofthebirchswitch—totheefficiencyofwhichallofMrs.Rachel’sownchildrencouldhavebornesmartingtestimony—didnotappealtoMarilla.Shedidnotbelieveshecouldwhipachild.No,someothermethodofpunishmentmustbefoundtobringAnnetoaproperrealizationoftheenormityofheroffense.

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