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Chapter XXV. Matthew Insists on Puffed Sleeves

           “It’stheonlykindwehave.”

           “I’ll—I’lltaketwentypoundsofit,”saidMatthew,withbeadsofperspirationstandingonhisforehead.

           Matthewhaddrivenhalfwayhomebeforehewashisownmanagain.Ithadbeenagruesomeexperience,butitservedhimright,hethought,forcommittingtheheresyofgoingtoastrangestore.Whenhereachedhomehehidtherakeinthetoolhouse,butthesugarhecarriedintoMarilla.

           “Brownsugar!”exclaimedMarilla.“Whateverpossessedyoutogetsomuch?YouknowIneveruseitexceptforthehiredman’sporridgeorblackfruitcake.Jerry’sgoneandI’vemademycakelongago.It’snotgoodsugar,either—it’scoarseanddark—WilliamBlairdoesn’tusuallykeepsugarlikethat.”

           “I—Ithoughtitmightcomeinhandysometime,”saidMatthew,makinggoodhisescape.

           WhenMatthewcametothinkthematteroverhedecidedthatawomanwasrequiredtocopewiththesituation.Marillawasoutofthequestion.Matthewfeltsureshewouldthrowcoldwateronhisprojectatonce.RemainedonlyMrs.Lynde;forofnootherwomaninAvonleawouldMatthewhavedaredtoaskadvice.ToMrs.Lyndehewentaccordingly,andthatgoodladypromptlytookthematteroutoftheharassedman’shands.

           “PickoutadressforyoutogiveAnne?TobesureIwill.I’mgoingtoCarmodytomorrowandI’llattendtoit.Haveyousomethingparticularinmind?No?Well,I’lljustgobymyownjudgmentthen.IbelieveanicerichbrownwouldjustsuitAnne,andWilliamBlairhassomenewgloriainthat’srealpretty.

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