His patience gin out at last and hegive me
twenty-four hours to take him or leave him. TheIngleside front door was banged as it
had never been banged before. There isnt one spark of sincerity in you! I am not
saying that there are not suchthings as tomcats, Mrs. There WERE some tinycrows-feet
around her eyes but they were only visible in a stronglight. Susan always boils them
with orris root, said Diana. Her eyes were shut; couldshe dare to open
them?
Nans new kitten had ruined the choicest fern . Jem
and Nan had gone to Avonlea andWalter was down at the House of Dreams with Kenneth
Ford.
Well now, and what nice little girl are
you?
Nan looked at the figure that had suddenly risen up
from beside themarigold bed. Most of the kids today thinktheyre smart when theyre
just being sassy. Nan looked at the figure that had suddenly risen up from beside
themarigold bed. Youcan have the Shrimp on your own bed and you couldnt have him
inthe spare-room. It makes my blood boil to hear of the way her stepmother
treatsDelilah, Di told Susan.
Gilbert came in for a hurried bite of supper .
ButSusan would have let me sleep in the spare-room though and Diwouldnt hear to it .
The back of the oldHunter place has practically gone spruce of late years,
saidSusan. She did so hope she wouldget one in her stocking last Christmas. Probably
Miss Cornelia would say that they were.
He said I suited him because I didnt dotoo much
thinking. I was only a CHILD then and it was easy to fool me, said Diana inher
stateliest manner.