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Chapter 12

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There isn’t any other girl who lives near enough to play with, and I’ve no sisters big enough.”

“Will you swear to be my friend forever for ever and ever,” demanded Anne eagerly.

Diana looked shocked.

“Why, it’s dreadfully wicked to swear,” she said rebukingly.

“Oh, no, not my kind of swearing. There are two kinds, you know.”

“I never heard of any but one kind,” said Diana doubtfully.

“There really is another. It jus Oh, it isn’t wicked at all. It just means vowing and promising solemnly.

“Well, I don’t mind doing that,” said agreed Diana, (begin subscript)^(end subscript)(begin superscript)relieved.(end superscript) “How do you do it?”

“We must join hands s so,” said Anne gravely (begin subscript)^(end subscript)(begin superscript)R6(end superscript) I’ll repeat the oath

 

LMM Notes

LMM Note R6
"It ought to be over running water. We'll just imagine this path is running water(begin strikethrough)"(end strikethrough).


TEXT ANNOTATION

"It ought to be over running water." [in R6]: Montgomery probably references the idea from Celtic folklore that running water is powerful, even warding off evil spirits.