Anne of the Island - L. M. Montgomery

Chapter XXXVII Full-fledged B.A.‘s “I wish I were dead, or that it were tomorrow night,” groaned Phil. ...

“But I mistrust you haven’t any too much sense yet. It’s not to be expected, of course. Experience teach ...

“People who haven’t natural gumption never learn,” retorted Aunt Jamesina, “neither in college nor life. If th ...

hailed her B.A.; it was not of the flash in Gilbert’s eyes when he saw her lilies, nor the puzzled pained glan ...

“Moody Spurgeon is a very serious young man,” yawned Priscilla. “He is concerned with graver matters than ...

Chapter XXXVIII False Dawn “Just imagine—this night week I’ll be in Avonlea—delightful thought!” said Anne, ...

“I’m unreasonable enough just now to wish that, too,” admitted Anne. “No matter what deeper joys ...

thinks her charming now. It all sounds as if it were made in heaven, but I have my doubts. Make the mos ...

not the woman I’ve believed you to be. But reproaches are idle between us. You are the only woman I can ever ...

changes and then I have to get acquainted with it all over again.” “Well, I suppose there is no use in ...

Chapter XXXIX Deals with Weddings Anne felt that life partook of the nature of an anticlimax during the ...

Dorothy, must needs be worshipping at some shrine. Nevertheless, life was stripped of several ...

must have money, for he has just showered Jane with jewelry. Her engagement ring is a diamond clust ...

Harmon. “If you don’t take care, Anne, all of your beaux will slip through your fingers.” Anne decided n ...

The little fat fellow was absurdly like Fred—just as round, just as red. Anne really could not say ...

done—only told me I must never go away again without asking permission. She died very soon afterwar ...

“‘I’ve tried the world—it wears no more The coloring of romance it wore,’” sighed ...

Chapter XL A Book of Revelation The Irvings came back to Echo Lodge for the summer, and Anne spent a hap ...

“No,” said that unknown voice. “It was a very bad case from the start. The doctor said he’d been t ...

all night, but when the dawn came it was spent. Anne saw a fairy fringe of light on the skirts of darkne ...