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Chapter 10

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She may turn out all right. Her Of course, she has a queer way of expressing herself—a little too—well, too kind of forcible, you know; but she’ll likely get over that now that she’s come to live among civilized folks. And then, her temper’s pretty quick, I guess; but there’s one comfort, a child that has a quick temper, just blaze up and cool down, ain’t never likely to be sly or deceitful. On the Preserve me from a sly child, that’s what. On the whole, Marilla, I kind of like her.”

When Marilla went home Anne came (begin strikethrough)of(end strikethrough) out of the (begin subscript)^(end subscript)(begin superscript)fragrant(end superscript) twilight of the orchard with a sheaf of white narcissi in her hands.

“I apologized pretty well, didn’t I”?


TEXT ANNOTATION

"a sheaf of white narcissi": On the last page of the manuscript, Montgomery used the colloquial name, "June lilies" for these flowers.