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Chapter XXIV. Miss Stacy and Her Pupils Get Up a Concert

           MostlyMissStacyletsuschooseourownsubjects;butnextweekwearetowriteacompositiononsomeremarkableperson.It’shardtochooseamongsomanyremarkablepeoplewhohavelived.Mustn’titbesplendidtoberemarkableandhavecompositionswrittenaboutyouafteryou’redead?Oh,Iwoulddearlylovetoberemarkable.IthinkwhenIgrowupI’llbeatrainednurseandgowiththeRedCrossestothefieldofbattleasamessengerofmercy.Thatis,ifIdon’tgooutasaforeignmissionary.Thatwouldbeveryromantic,butonewouldhavetobeverygoodtobeamissionary,andthatwouldbeastumblingblock.Wehavephysicalcultureexerciseseveryday,too.Theymakeyougracefulandpromotedigestion.”

           “Promotefiddlesticks!”saidMarilla,whohonestlythoughtitwasallnonsense.

           ButallthefieldafternoonsandrecitationFridaysandphysicalculturecontortionspaledbeforeaprojectwhichMissStacybroughtforwardinNovember.ThiswasthatthescholarsofAvonleaschoolshouldgetupaconcertandholditinthehallonChristmasNight,forthelaudablepurposeofhelpingtopayforaschoolhouseflag.Thepupilsoneandalltakinggraciouslytothisplan,thepreparationsforaprogramwerebegunatonce.Andofalltheexcitedperformers-electnonewassoexcitedasAnneShirley,whothrewherselfintotheundertakingheartandsoul,hamperedasshewasbyMarilla’sdisapproval.Marillathoughtitallrankfoolishness.

           “It’sjustfillingyourheadsupwithnonsenseandtakingtimethatoughttobeputonyourlessons,”shegrumbled.

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