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Chapter 37 - (VERSO)

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evening – she could hear his voice saying, “My girl – my girl that I’m proud of.” Then the tears came and Anne wept her heart out. Marilla heard her and crept in to comfort her.

“There, there, don’t cry so, dearie. It can’t bring him back. It—it—isn’t right to cry so. I knew that to-day but I couldn’t help it then. He’d always been such a good, kind brother to me—but God knows best.”

“Oh, just let me cry, Marilla,” implored sobbed Anne. “The tears don’t hurt me like that ache did. Stay here for a little while with me and keep your arms round me—so. (begin subscript)^(end subscript)(begin superscript)G19(end superscript) Oh, Marilla, what will we do without him?”

“We’ve got each other, Anne. I don’t know what I’d do if you weren’t

 

LMM Notes

LMM Note G19
I couldn't have Diana stay, she's good and kind and sweet—but it's not her sorrow—she's outside of it and she couldn't come close enough to my heart to help me. It's our sorrow – yours and mine.