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Chapter 25

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divided by rows of shirring and bows of brown silk ribbon.

“That’s a Christmas present for you, Anne,” said Matthew (begin subscript)^(end subscript)(begin superscript)shyly.(end superscript) “Why—why—Anne, don’t you like it? Well now—well now.”

For Anne’s had suddenly eyes had suddenly filled with tears.

“Like it! Oh, Matthew!” Anne laid the dress over a chair and clasped her hands. “Matthew, it’s won perfectly exquisite. Oh, I can never thank you enough.” D15

“Well, well, let’s have breakfast,” intererrupted Marilla. “I must say, Anne, I don’t think you needed the dress; but since Matthew has got it for you, see that you take good care of it. There’s a hair ribbon Mrs. Lynde left for you. Come It’s brown, to

 

LMM Notes

LMM Note D15
Look at those sleeves! Oh, it seems to me this must be a happy dream."


TEXT ANNOTATION

"intererrupted": Montgomery may have continued the second syllable of "interrupted" from the line before, forgot she was doing that, then she had to strike through the first letters to continue the word. Or maybe she started the word over on the new line and didn't like how the letters came out and started over.