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Chapter 17 - (VERSO)

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cried and told her it wasn’t your fault but it wasn’t any use. I had ever such a time coaxing her to let me come down and say good-bye to you. She said I was only to stay ten minutes(begin strikethrough)”(end strikethrough) and she’s timing me by the clock.

“Ten minutes isn’t very long to say an eternal farewell in,” said Anne tearfully. “Oh, Diana, will you promise faithfully never to forget me, (begin strikethrough)?(end strikethrough)(begin strikethrough)”(end strikethrough) L9 no matter

“Indeed I will,” sobbed Diana. “And I’ll never have another bosom friend—I don’t want to have. I couldn’t love anybody as I love you.”

“Oh, Diana,” cried Anne, clasping her hands, “do you love me?”

“Why, of course I do. Didn’t you know that?”

“No.”(begin subscript) ^(end subscript)(begin superscript)Anne drew a long breath.(end superscript) “I thought you liked me of course but I never hoped you loved me. Why,

 

LMM Notes

LMM Note L9
the friend of your youth, no matter what dearer friends may caress thee?"

[Montgomery's Notes in this chapter range from L9 to X9;Notes pages 63–67.]