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Chapter III. Marilla Cuthbert is Surprised

           Thewhitewashedwallsweresopainfullybareandstaringthatshethoughttheymustacheovertheirownbareness.Thefloorwasbare,too,exceptforaroundbraidedmatinthemiddlesuchasAnnehadneverseenbefore.Inonecornerwasthebed,ahigh,old-fashionedone,withfourdark,low-turnedposts.Intheothercornerwastheaforesaidthree-cornertableadornedwithafat,redvelvetpin-cushionhardenoughtoturnthepointofthemostadventurouspin.Aboveithungalittlesix-by-eightmirror.Midwaybetweentableandbedwasthewindow,withanicywhitemuslinfrilloverit,andoppositeitwasthewash-stand.Thewholeapartmentwasofarigiditynottobedescribedinwords,butwhichsentashivertotheverymarrowofAnne’sbones.Withasobshehastilydiscardedhergarments,putontheskimpynightgownandsprangintobedwheresheburrowedfacedownwardintothepillowandpulledtheclothesoverherhead.WhenMarillacameupforthelightvariousskimpyarticlesofraimentscatteredmostuntidilyoverthefloorandacertaintempestuousappearanceofthebedweretheonlyindicationsofanypresencesaveherown.

           ShedeliberatelypickedupAnne’sclothes,placedthemneatlyonaprimyellowchair,andthen,takingupthecandle,wentovertothebed.

           “Goodnight,”shesaid,alittleawkwardly,butnotunkindly.

           Anne’swhitefaceandbigeyesappearedoverthebedclotheswithastartlingsuddenness.

           “HowcanyoucallitagoodnightwhenyouknowitmustbetheveryworstnightI’veeverhad?”shesaidreproachfully.

           Thenshediveddownintoinvisibilityagain.

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