Diana: I wish I were rich, and I could spend the whole summer at a hot…

Lucy Maud Montgomery
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Diana: I wish I were rich, and I could spend the whole summer at a hotel, eating ice cream and chicken salad. Anne: You know something, Diana? We are rich. We have sixteen years to our credit, and we both have wonderful imaginations. We should be as happy as queens. [gestures to the setting sun] Anne Shirley: Look at that. You couldn't enjoy its loveliness more if you had ropes of diamonds.
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