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For the next ht be called a whirl of excitement The preparation of her own modest outfit for Red ready to be married and the stone house was the scene of endless consultations and plannings and discussions, with Charlotta the Fourth hovering on the outskirts of things in agitated delight and wonder Then the dressmaker ca fashions and being fitted Anne and Diana spent half their tihts when Anne could not sleep for wondering whether she had done right in advising Miss Lavendar to select brown rather than navy blue for her traveling dress, and to have her gray silk made princess

Everybody concerned in Miss Lavendar's story was very happy Paul Irving rushed to Green Gables to talk the news over with Anne as soon as his father had told him

"I knew I could trust father to pick me out a nice little secondto have a father you can depend on, teacher I just love Miss Lavendar Grandlad father didn't pick out an Ah it turned out all right the first ti wouldn't be likely to happen twice Mrs Lynde says she thoroughly approves of the ive up her queer notions and be like other people, now that she's going to be ive her queer notions up, teacher, because I like them And I don't want her to be like other people There are too many other people around as it is YOU know, teacher"

Charlotta the Fourth was another radiant person

"Oh, Miss Shirley,and Miss Lavendar coo up to Boston and live with theirls never went till they were sixteen Ain't Mr Irving splendid? He just worships the ground she treads on and it makes me feel so queer so her It beggars description, Miss Shirley, ma'am I'm awful thankful they're so fond of each other It's the best hen all's said and done, though soot an aunt who has been married three times and says she married the first time for love and the last two times for strictly business, and was happy with all three except at the times of the funerals But I think she took a resk, Miss Shirley, ma'am"