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Chapter X. Anne’s Apology

           Yes,shecertainlyisanoddchild,butthereissomethingkindoftakingaboutherafterall.Idon’tfeelsosurprisedatyouandMatthewkeepingherasIdid—norsosorryforyou,either.Shemayturnoutallright.Ofcourse,shehasaqueerwayofexpressingherself—alittletoo—well,tookindofforcible,youknow;butshe’lllikelygetoverthatnowthatshe’scometoliveamongcivilizedfolks.Andthen,hertemper’sprettyquick,Iguess;butthere’sonecomfort,achildthathasaquicktemper,justblazeupandcooldown,ain’tneverlikelytobeslyordeceitful.Preservemefromaslychild,that’swhat.Onthewhole,Marilla,Ikindoflikeher.”

           WhenMarillawenthomeAnnecameoutofthefragranttwilightoftheorchardwithasheafofwhitenarcissiinherhands.

           “Iapologizedprettywell,didn’tI?”shesaidproudlyastheywentdownthelane.“IthoughtsinceIhadtodoitImightaswelldoitthoroughly.”

           “Youdiditthoroughly,allrightenough,”wasMarilla’scomment.Marillawasdismayedatfindingherselfinclinedtolaughovertherecollection.ShehadalsoanuneasyfeelingthatsheoughttoscoldAnneforapologizingsowell;butthen,thatwasridiculous!Shecompromisedwithherconsciencebysayingseverely:

           “Ihopeyouwon’thaveoccasiontomakemanymoresuchapologies.Ihopeyou’lltrytocontrolyourtempernow,Anne.”

           “Thatwouldn’tbesohardifpeoplewouldn’ttwitmeaboutmylooks,”saidAnnewithasigh.

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