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Chapter 2

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you meet on the road, whether you know them or not.

Matthew dreaded all women except Marilla and Mrs. Rachel; he had an uncomfortable feeling that the mysterious creatures were laughing at secretly laughing at him. He may have been (begin subscript)^(end subscript)(begin superscript)quite(end superscript) right in thinking so for he was an odd-looking personage, with an ungainly figure and long hair iron-gray hair that touched his stooping shoulders, and a full soft brown beard which he had worn ever since he was thirty. twenty. In fact he had looked at twenty very much as he looked at sixty, albeit not lacking a little of the grayness.

When he reached the station (begin superscript)Bright River(end superscript) there was no sign of any train: he thought he was too early, so he tied his horse in the yard of the small Bright River hotel and went over

 

 


TEXT ANNOTATION

"When he reached": This page shows a distinct break in the quality of ink and in the handwriting. Here, the ink is visibly thicker and blacker than earlier, and the handwriting is no longer slanting forwards but instead is upright or backwards – suggesting, perhaps, a break in her writing time or even a change in her frame of mind.

PHOTO ANNOTATION

detail of map of the crossroads of a small town on a river, railroad station and tracks cutting through the center

"Bright River": Historical map of Hunter River, including the station (near the number 9) that inspired "Bright River" station.
Public Archives and Records Office of Prince Edward Island, Acc4458/Series6