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Chapter 23 - (VERSO)

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the house (begin subscript)^(end subscript)(begin superscript)Y13(end superscript) they found Anne lying all white and limp among the wreck and ruin of the Virginia creeper.

“Anne, are you killed?” shrieked Diana, “Oh, Anne” throwing herself on her knees beside her friend. “Oh, Anne, dear Anne, speak just one word to me and tell me if you’re killed.”

To the immense relief of all the girls, Anne sat and especially of Josie Pye, who (begin subscript)^(end subscript)(begin superscript)in spite of lack of imagination,(end superscript) had been seized with horrible visions of a future branded as the girl who was the cause of Anne Shirley’s early and tragic death, Anne sat dizzily up and answered uncertainly,

 

LMM Notes

LMM Note Y13
—except Ruby Gillis who remained as if rooted to the ground and went into hysterics–