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"I was all riled up, Anne, and I said she ht stay till doomsday if she waited for that; and I stuck to it I packed up her belongings and sent them after her It made an awful lot of talkScottsford was pretty near as bad as Avonlea for gossipand everybody sympathized with Emily It kept et out or I'd never have any peace I concluded I'd come to the Island

I'd been here when I was a boy and I liked it; but Emily had always said she wouldn't live in a place where folks were scared to walk out after dark for fear they'd fall off the edge So, just to be contrary, I moved over here And that's all there is to it I hadn't ever heard a word from or about Emily till I co the floor but with the first decent dinner I'd had since she left me all ready on the table She told me to eat it first and then we'd talkby which I concluded that E with athat Ginger's dead and the Island's soht There's Mrs Lynde and her now No, don't go, Anne Stay and get acquainted with Emily She took quite a notion to you Saturday

wanted to knoho that handsoirl was at the next house"

Mrs Harrison welco to tea

"Jacakes and things for hihbors just as soon as possible Mrs Lynde is a lovely woman, isn't she? So friendly"

When Anne went home in the sweet June dusk, Mrs Harrison ith her across the fields where the fireflies were lighting their starry lamps

"I suppose," said Mrs Harrison confidentially, "that James A has told you our story?"

"Yes"

"Then I needn't tell it, for James A is a justall on his side I can see that noasn't back in my own house an hour before I wished I hadn't been so hasty but I wouldn't give in I see now that I expected too ra as he is a good provider and doesn't go poking round the pantry to see how ar you've used in a week I feel that Ja to be real happy now