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A great blue bowlful of snowballs overflowed on the polished table The shining black mantelpiece was heaped with roses and ferns Every shelf of the what-not held a sheaf of bluebells; the dark corners on either side of the grate were lighted up with jars full of glowing crirate itself was aflaled with the sunshine falling through the honeysuckle vines at the s in a leafy riot of dancing shadows over walls and floor, made of the usually disination, and even extorted a tribute of admiration from Marilla, who came in to criticize and remained to praise
"Noe must set the table," said Anne, in the tone of a priestess about to perfor vaseful of wild roses in the center and one single rose in front of everybody's plate--and a special bouquet of rosebuds only by Mrs
Morgan's--an allusion to 'The Rosebud Garden' you know"
The table was set in the sitting roolass, and silver You may be perfectly certain that every article placed on it was polished or scoured to the highest possible perfection of gloss and glitter
Then the girls tripped out to the kitchen, which was filled with appetizing odors e fro splendidly Anne prepared the potatoes and Diana got the peas and beans ready Then, while Diana shut herself into the pantry to coinning to glow crimson, as much with excitement as from the heat of the fire, prepared the bread sauce for the chickens, minced her onions for the soup, and finally whipped the cream for her lemon pies
And what about Davy all this tiood? He was, indeed To be sure, he insisted on re in the kitchen, for his curiosity wanted to see all that went on But as he sat quietly in a corner, busily engaged in untying the knots in a piece of herring net he had brought home from his last trip to the shore, nobody objected to this
At half past eleven the lettuce salad was olden circles of the pies were heaped hipped creaht to sizzle and bubble
"We'd better go and dress now," said Anne, "for they may be here by twelve We must have dinner at sharp one, for the soup must be served as soon as it's done"