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Chapter I. Mrs. Rachel Lynde is Surprised

           Rachelsetout;shehadnotfartogo;thebig,rambling,orchard-emboweredhousewheretheCuthbertslivedwasascantquarterofamileuptheroadfromLynde’sHollow.Tobesure,thelonglanemadeitagooddealfurther.MatthewCuthbert’sfather,asshyandsilentashissonafterhim,hadgotasfarawayashepossiblycouldfromhisfellowmenwithoutactuallyretreatingintothewoodswhenhefoundedhishomestead.GreenGableswasbuiltatthefurthestedgeofhisclearedlandandthereitwastothisday,barelyvisiblefromthemainroadalongwhichalltheotherAvonleahousesweresosociablysituated.Mrs.RachelLyndedidnotcalllivinginsuchaplacelivingatall.

           “It’sjuststaying,that’swhat,”shesaidasshesteppedalongthedeep-rutted,grassylaneborderedwithwildrosebushes.“It’snowonderMatthewandMarillaarebothalittleodd,livingawaybackherebythemselves.Treesaren’tmuchcompany,thoughdearknowsiftheywerethere’dbeenoughofthem.I’drutherlookatpeople.Tobesure,theyseemcontentedenough;butthen,Isuppose,they’reusedtoit.Abodycangetusedtoanything,eventobeinghanged,astheIrishmansaid.”

           WiththisMrs.RachelsteppedoutofthelaneintothebackyardofGreenGables.Verygreenandneatandprecisewasthatyard,setaboutononesidewithgreatpatriarchalwillowsandtheotherwithprimLombardies.Notastraysticknorstonewastobeseen,forMrs.Rachelwouldhaveseenitiftherehadbeen.PrivatelyshewasoftheopinionthatMarillaCuthbertsweptthatyardoverasoftenasshesweptherhouse.

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