Аня из Зелёных Мезонинов

Chapter XVII. A New Interest in Life

           CharlieSloane’sslatepencil,gorgeouslybedizenedwithstripedredandyellowpaper,costingtwocentswhereordinarypencilscostonlyone,whichhesentuptoherafterdinnerhour,metwithamorefavorablereception.AnnewasgraciouslypleasedtoacceptitandrewardedthedonorwithasmilewhichexaltedthatinfatuatedyouthstraightwayintotheseventhheavenofdelightandcausedhimtomakesuchfearfulerrorsinhisdictationthatMr.Phillipskepthiminafterschooltorewriteit.

           Butas,

           TheCaesar’spageantshornofBrutus’bust

           DidbutofRome’sbestsonremindhermore,

           sothemarkedabsenceofanytributeorrecognitionfromDianaBarrywhowassittingwithGertiePyeembitteredAnne’slittletriumph.

           “Dianamightjusthavesmiledatmeonce,Ithink,”shemournedtoMarillathatnight.Butthenextmorninganotemostfearfullyandwonderfullytwistedandfolded,andasmallparcelwerepassedacrosstoAnne.

           DearAnne(rantheformer)

           MothersaysI’mnottoplaywithyouortalktoyoueveninschool.Itisn’tmyfaultanddon’tbecrossatme,becauseIloveyouasmuchasever.ImissyouawfullytotellallmysecretstoandIdon’tlikeGertiePyeonebit.Imadeyouoneofthenewbookmarkersoutofredtissuepaper.Theyareawfullyfashionablenowandonlythreegirlsinschoolknowhowtomakethem.Whenyoulookatitremember

           Yourtruefriend

           DianaBarry.

           Annereadthenote,kissedthebookmark,anddispatchedapromptreplybacktotheothersideoftheschool.

           MyowndarlingDiana:—

           OfcourseIamnotcrossatyoubecauseyouhavetoobeyyourmother.

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