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Chapter IV. Morning at Green Gables

           

           “You’rebothqueerenough,ifthat’swhatyoumeanbykindredspirits,”saidMarillawithasniff.“Yes,youmaywashthedishes.Takeplentyofhotwater,andbesureyoudrythemwell.I’vegotenoughtoattendtothismorningforI’llhavetodriveovertoWhiteSandsintheafternoonandseeMrs.Spencer.You’llcomewithmeandwe’llsettlewhat’stobedonewithyou.Afteryou’vefinishedthedishesgoup-stairsandmakeyourbed.”

           Annewashedthedishesdeftlyenough,asMarillawhokeptasharpeyeontheprocess,discerned.Lateronshemadeherbedlesssuccessfully,forshehadneverlearnedtheartofwrestlingwithafeathertick.Butiswasdonesomehowandsmootheddown;andthenMarilla,togetridofher,toldhershemightgoout-of-doorsandamuseherselfuntildinnertime.

           Anneflewtothedoor,facealight,eyesglowing.Ontheverythresholdshestoppedshort,wheeledabout,camebackandsatdownbythetable,lightandglowaseffectuallyblottedoutasifsomeonehadclappedanextinguisheronher.

           “What’sthematternow?”demandedMarilla.

           “Idon’tdaregoout,”saidAnne,inthetoneofamartyrrelinquishingallearthlyjoys.“IfIcan’tstayherethereisnouseinmylovingGreenGables.AndifIgooutthereandgetacquaintedwithallthosetreesandflowersandtheorchardandthebrookI’llnotbeabletohelplovingit.It’shardenoughnow,soIwon’tmakeitanyharder.Iwanttogooutsomuch—everythingseemstobecallingtome,‘Anne,Anne,comeouttous.Anne,Anne,wewantaplaymate’—butit’sbetternot.

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