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Chapter XV. A Tempest in the School Teapot

           

           “Notthatloverseverreallywalkthere,”sheexplainedtoMarilla,“butDianaandIarereadingaperfectlymagnificentbookandthere’saLover’sLaneinit.Sowewanttohaveone,too.Andit’saveryprettyname,don’tyouthink?Soromantic!Wecan’timaginetheloversintoit,youknow.Ilikethatlanebecauseyoucanthinkoutloudtherewithoutpeoplecallingyoucrazy.”

           Anne,startingoutaloneinthemorning,wentdownLover’sLaneasfarasthebrook.HereDianamether,andthetwolittlegirlswentonupthelaneundertheleafyarchofmaples—“maplesaresuchsociabletrees,”saidAnne;“they’realwaysrustlingandwhisperingtoyou”—untiltheycametoarusticbridge.ThentheyleftthelaneandwalkedthroughMr.Barry’sbackfieldandpastWillowmere.BeyondWillowmerecameVioletVale—alittlegreendimpleintheshadowofMr.AndrewBell’sbigwoods.“Ofcoursetherearenovioletstherenow,”AnnetoldMarilla,“butDianasaystherearemillionsoftheminspring.Oh,Marilla,can’tyoujustimagineyouseethem?Itactuallytakesawaymybreath.InameditVioletVale.Dianasayssheneversawthebeatofmeforhittingonfancynamesforplaces.It’snicetobecleveratsomething,isn’tit?ButDiananamedtheBirchPath.Shewantedto,soIlether;butI’msureIcouldhavefoundsomethingmorepoeticalthanplainBirchPath.Anybodycanthinkofanamelikethat.ButtheBirchPathisoneoftheprettiestplacesintheworld,Marilla.”

           Itwas.OtherpeoplebesidesAnnethoughtsowhentheystumbledonit.

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