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Chapter 20 - (VERSO)

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that died last summer and this is their heaven. But we had a splendid time to-day, Marilla. We had our lunch down in a big holl mossy hollow by an old well—such a romantic spot.(begin subscript)^(end subscript)(begin superscript)A12(end superscript) Mr. Phillips gave all the mayflowers he found to Prissy Andrews, I was offer and I heard him say ‘sweets to the sweet.’ He got that out of a book I know; but it shows he has some imagination. I was offered some Mayflowers too, but I rejected them with scorn.(begin subscript)^(end subscript)(begin superscript)B12(end superscript) We made wreaths of the mayflowers and put them on our hats; and when the time came to go home we marched in procession down the road, two by two, singn with our bouquets and wreaths,

 

LMM Notes

LMM Note A12
Charlie Sloane dared Arty Gilles to jump over it and Arty did because he wouldn't take a dare. Nobody would in school. It is very fashionable to dare.

LMM Note B12
I can't tell you the person's name because I have vowed never to let it cross my lips.


TEXT ANNOTATION

"sweets to the sweet": Hamlet V.i.266; Queen Gertrude scatters flowers on Ophelia's grave.

TEXT ANNOTATION

"two by two": Montgomery, in hurriedly crossing the "t" of this first "two," connects that whole word to the word "by" that follows it.