I used to be afraid she 'd never get over her featherbrained ways , but she has and I would n't be afraid to trust her in anything now . '' `` I never would have thought she 'd have turned out so well that first day I was here three years ago , '' said Mrs. Rachel . `` Lawful heart , shall I ever forget that tantrum of hers ! When I went home that night I says to Thomas , says I , ` Mark my words , Thomas , Marilla Cuthbert 'll live to rue the step she 's took . ' But I was mistaken and I 'm real glad of it . I ai n't one of those kind of people , Marilla , as can never be brought to own up that they 've made a mistake . No , that never was my way , thank goodness . I did make a mistake in judging Anne , but it were n't no wonder , for an odder , unexpecteder witch of a child there never was in this world , that 's what . There was no ciphering her out by the rules that worked with other children . It 's nothing short of wonderful how she 's improved these three years , but especially in looks . She 's a real pretty girl got to be , though I ca n't say I 'm overly partial to that pale , big-eyed style myself . I like more snap and color , like Diana Barry has or Ruby Gillis . Ruby Gillis 's looks are real showy . But somehow -- I do n't know how it is but when Anne and them are together , though she ai n't half as handsome , she makes them look kind of common and overdone -- something like them white June lilies she calls narcissus alongside of the big , red peonies , that 's what . '' CHAPTER XXXI . Where the Brook and River Meet Anne had her `` good '' summer and enjoyed it wholeheartedly . She and Diana fairly lived outdoors , reveling in all the delights that Lover 's Lane and the Dryad 's Bubble and Willowmere and Victoria Island afforded . Marilla offered no objections to Anne 's gypsyings . The Spencervale doctor who had come the night Minnie May had the croup met Anne at the house of a patient one afternoon early in vacation , looked her over sharply , screwed up his mouth , shook his head , and sent a message to Marilla Cuthbert by another person . It was : `` Keep that redheaded girl of yours in the open air all summer and do n't let her read books until she gets more spring into her step . ''
This message frightened XXXXX wholesomely .
Anne Barry Brook Dryad Island Marilla Rachel Spencervale XXXI narcissus