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Chapter I. Mrs. Rachel Lynde is Surprised

           Rachelfoundabundanttimetositforhoursatherkitchenwindow,knitting“cottonwarp”quilts—shehadknittedsixteenofthem,asAvonleahousekeeperswerewonttotellinawedvoices—andkeepingasharpeyeonthemainroadthatcrossedthehollowandwoundupthesteepredhillbeyond.SinceAvonleaoccupiedalittletriangularpeninsulajuttingoutintotheGulfofSt.Lawrencewithwaterontwosidesofit,anybodywhowentoutofitorintoithadtopassoverthathillroadandsoruntheunseengauntletofMrs.Rachel’sall-seeingeye.

           ShewassittingthereoneafternooninearlyJune.Thesunwascominginatthewindowwarmandbright;theorchardontheslopebelowthehousewasinabridalflushofpinky-whitebloom,hummedoverbyamyriadofbees.ThomasLynde—ameeklittlemanwhomAvonleapeoplecalled“RachelLynde’shusband”—wassowinghislateturnipseedonthehillfieldbeyondthebarn;andMatthewCuthbertoughttohavebeensowinghisonthebigredbrookfieldawayoverbyGreenGables.Mrs.RachelknewthatheoughtbecauseshehadheardhimtellPeterMorrisontheeveningbeforeinWilliamJ.Blair’sstoreoveratCarmodythathemeanttosowhisturnipseedthenextafternoon.Peterhadaskedhim,ofcourse,forMatthewCuthberthadneverbeenknowntovolunteerinformationaboutanythinginhiswholelife.

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