Anne's House of Dreams

er been before in all its history. Even Marilla was so excited that sh

ere as well as Matthew; and we've even had a birth here. Long ago, just after we moved into this house, we had a married hired man for a little while, and his wife had a baby here. But there's never been a wedding before. It does seem so strange to think of Anne being married. In a way she jus

there was a time I didn't think so-that evening I came up to see Anne and she

n. When weddings were in order Mrs. Rachel w

n. Well, fashion or no fashion, I don't believe there's anything prettier for a spare-room bed than a nice apple-leaf spread, that's what. I must see about getting them b

illa sighed and t

em than anything else for her floors. They ARE pretty. I made them of the nicest rags, and braided them in stripes. It was such company these last few winters. And I'll make her enough blue plum preserve to stock her jam closet for a

el, in the tone of one who is comfortably sure that her prayers have availed much. "It was a great relief to find out that she really d

nd of her mind whenever she had looked at Gilbert from his childhood up-the thought that, had it not been for her own wilful pride long, long ago, he might have be

to do what in them lay to prick the rainbow bubble of her satisfaction. If she thought she was getting any particular prize in young Dr. Blythe, or if she imagined that he was still as infatuated with her as he might have been in his salad days, it was surely their duty t

uld say-that she had married a millionaire, her marriage had been happy. Wealth had not spoiled her. She was still the placid, amiable, pink-cheeked Jane of the old quartette, sympathising with her old chum's happiness and as keenly interested in all the dainty details of Anne's trousseau

ne. "Well, the Blythes generally keep their word when they've once passed it, no matter what happens. Let me see-you're twenty-f

coldly. Life had developed in her a sense of humor which helped her over many diffic

s are very pretty, and very suitable to your position in life, aren't they, Jane? I hope you'll be very happy. You have my

ly. Then she shut her mouth tightly, as if she had said what she considered it her duty to say and held her conscience cle

Bell and Andrews were forgotten when Gilbert came later, and they wandered down to the birches of the brook, which had been saplings when Anne had come to Green Gables, but

a nest for

he village, I hope. I woul

nds Point. It's a little out of the way, but when we get a 'phone in that won't matter so much. The situation is beautiful. It looks to the su

, Gilbert,-OUR first

ll do for my office. It is about sixty years old-the oldest house in Four Winds. But it has been kept in pretty good repair, and was all done over about fifteen years ago-shingled,

the only one who could

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light, Anne. It's a revolving one, and it flashes like a magnificent star throu

ns the

had no near relatives she left her property to the Glen St. Mary Church. Her furniture is still in the house, and I bought most of it-for a mere song you might say, because it was all so old-fashioned that the

ert, people cannot live by furniture alone. You haven't yet ment

of white birches around a very delightful garden. Our front door opens right into the garden, but there is another entrance-a

vital in me would starve. Well, after that, there's no use asking yo

it actually cuts across

reme satisfaction, "this house you have fo