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Chapter 28 - (VERSO)

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headland, saw it disappear before their very eyes and had not a doubt but that Anne had gone down with it. For a moment they stood still, (begin subscript)^(end subscript)(begin superscript)white as sheets,(end superscript) frozen with horror at the tragedy; then, shrieking at the tops of their voices, they started on a (begin subscript)^(end subscript)(begin superscript)frantic(end superscript) run up through the woods, never pausing as they crossed the main road to glance the way of the bridge. Anne, clinging desperately to her precarious foothold, saw their flying forms and heard their shrieks. Help would soon come but meanwhile her position was a very uncomfortable one.

The minutes passed by, each seeming an hour to the unfortunate Anne. lily maid. Why didn’t somebody come? Where had the girls gone? (begin subscript)^(end subscript) (begin superscript)H16(end superscript) Suppose nobody ever came! Suppose she grew so tired and cramped that she could hold on no longer! Anne

 

LMM Notes

LMM Note H16
Suppose they had fainted, one and all[.]