There was no mistaking her sincerity--it breathed in every tone of her voice. Both Marilla and Mrs. Lynde recognized its unmistakable ring. But the former understood in dismay that Anne was actually enjoying her valley of humiliation--was reveling in the thoroughness of her abasement. Where was the wholesome punishment upon which she, Marilla, had plumed herself? Anne had turned it into a species of positive pleasure. β¨ Lucy Maud Montgomery (2015). Anne of Green Gables Collection: Anne of Green Gables, Anne of the Island, and More Anne Shirley Books, p.67, Xist Publishing
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- She had never before minded being alone. Now she dreaded it. When she was alone now she felt so dreadfully alone. β¨ Lucy Maud Montgomery (2016). The Collected Works of Lucy Maud Montgomery: 20 Novels β¦ βΆ
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- Nobody whom this war has touched will ever be happy again in quite the same way. But it will be a better happiness, I think, little sister - a happiness we've earned. β¨ Lucy Maud Montgomery (2015). R β¦ βΆ
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