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Chapter XXXVIII. The Bend in the road

           IfmyeyeswerestrongIcouldstayhereandmakeouttolookafterthingsandmanage,withagoodhiredman.ButasitisIcan’t.Imaylosemysightaltogether;andanywayI’llnotbefittorunthings.Oh,IneverthoughtI’dlivetoseethedaywhenI’dhavetosellmyhome.Butthingswouldonlygobehindworseandworseallthetime,tillnobodywouldwanttobuyit.Everycentofourmoneywentinthatbank;andthere’ssomenotesMatthewgavelastfalltopay.Mrs.Lyndeadvisesmetosellthefarmandboardsomewhere—withherIsuppose.Itwon’tbringmuch—it’ssmallandthebuildingsareold.Butit’llbeenoughformetoliveonIreckon.I’mthankfulyou’reprovidedforwiththatscholarship,Anne.I’msorryyouwon’thaveahometocometoinyourvacations,that’sall,butIsupposeyou’llmanagesomehow.”

           Marillabrokedownandweptbitterly.

           “Youmustn’tsellGreenGables,”saidAnneresolutely.

           “Oh,Anne,IwishIdidn’thaveto.Butyoucanseeforyourself.Ican’tstayherealone.I’dgocrazywithtroubleandloneliness.Andmysightwouldgo—Iknowitwould.”

           “Youwon’thavetostayherealone,Marilla.I’llbewithyou.I’mnotgoingtoRedmond.”

           “NotgoingtoRedmond!”MarillaliftedherwornfacefromherhandsandlookedatAnne.“Why,whatdoyoumean?”

           “JustwhatIsay.I’mnotgoingtotakethescholarship.Idecidedsothenightafteryoucamehomefromtown.Yousurelydon’tthinkIcouldleaveyoualoneinyourtrouble,Marilla,afterallyou’vedoneforme.I’vebeenthinkingandplanning.

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