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Anne per at her

All Avonlea knew that old Mrs Irving was bringing her grandson up in accordance with the good, old-fashioned methods of diet and morals

"Let us hope not, dear," she said cheerfully "How are your rock people co on? Does the oldest Twin still continue to behave himself?"

"He HAS to," said Paul emphatically "He knoon't associate with him if he doesn't He is really full of wickedness, I think"

"And has Nora found out about the Golden Lady yet?"

"No; but I think she suspects I'm almost sure she watched me the last time I went to the cave _I_ don't mind if she finds outit is only for HER sake I don't want her toso that her feelings won't be hurt

But if she is DETERMINED to have her feelings hurt it can't be helped"

"If I were to go to the shore soht with you do you think I could see your rock people too?"

Paul shook his head gravely

"No, I don't think you could see MY rock people I'm the only person who can see them But you could see rock people of your own You're one of the kind that can We're both that kind YOU know, teacher," he added, squeezing her hand chummily "Isn't it splendid to be that kind, teacher?"

"Splendid," Anne agreed, gray shining eyes looking down into blue shining ones Anne and Paul both kne fair the realination opens to the view," and both knew the way to that happy land There the rose of joy bloomed immortal by dale and strealed out of tune; and kindred spirits abounded The knowledge of that land's geography"east o' the sun, west o' the ht in any ood fairies at birth and the years can never deface it or take it away It is better to possess it, living in a garret, than to be the inhabitant of palaces without it

The Avonlea graveyard was as yet the grass-grown solitude it had always been To be sure, the Improvers had an eye on it, and Priscilla Grant had read a paper on ce of the Society

At some future time the Improvers meant to have the lichened, ard old board fence replaced by a neat wire railing, the grass htened up

Anne put on Matthew's grave the flowers she had brought for it, and then went over to the little poplar shaded corner where Hester Gray slept