Oh Marilla, looking forward to things is half the pleasure of them, ex…

Lucy Maud Montgomery
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Oh Marilla, looking forward to things is half the pleasure of them, exclaimed Anne. ✨ Lucy Maud Montgomery (2015). Anne of Green Gables Collection: Anne of Green Gables, Anne of the Island, and More Anne Shirley Books, p.83, Xist Publishing
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