He seems so pitiful and appealing , somehow . '' `` You would n't think him very appealing if you 'd see him on his cantankerous days , believe ME . But I 'm glad you do n't mind him -- it 's all the nicer for Leslie . She 'll have more to do when her boarder comes . I hope he 'll be a decent creature . You 'll probably like him -- he 's a writer . '' `` I wonder why people so commonly suppose that if two individuals are both writers they must therefore be hugely congenial , '' said Anne , rather scornfully . `` Nobody would expect two blacksmiths to be violently attracted toward each other merely because they were both blacksmiths . '' Nevertheless , she looked forward to the advent of Owen Ford with a pleasant sense of expectation . If he were young and likeable he might prove a very pleasant addition to society in Four Winds . The latch-string of the little house was always out for the race of Joseph . CHAPTER 23 OWEN FORD COMES One evening Miss Cornelia telephoned down to Anne . `` The writer man has just arrived here . I 'm going to drive him down to your place , and you can show him the way over to Leslie 's . It 's shorter than driving round by the other road , and I 'm in a mortal hurry . The Reese baby has gone and fallen into a pail of hot water at the Glen , and got nearly scalded to death and they want me right off -- to put a new skin on the child , I presume . Mrs. Reese is always so careless , and then expects other people to mend her mistakes . You wo n't mind , will you , dearie ? His trunk can go down tomorrow . '' `` Very well , '' said Anne .
`` What is he like , Miss XXXXX ? ''
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