It wo n't be hard . I know we 're going to adore each other -- I knew it as soon as I saw you at Redmond this morning . I wanted so much to go right over and hug you both . '' `` Why did n't you ? '' asked Priscilla . `` Because I simply could n't make up my mind to do it . I never can make up my mind about anything myself -- I 'm always afflicted with indecision . Just as soon as I decide to do something I feel in my bones that another course would be the correct one . It 's a dreadful misfortune , but I was born that way , and there is no use in blaming me for it , as some people do . So I could n't make up my mind to go and speak to you , much as I wanted to . '' `` We thought you were too shy , '' said Anne . `` No , no , dear . Shyness is n't among the many failings -- or virtues -- of Philippa Gordon -- Phil for short . Do call me Phil right off . Now , what are your handles ? '' `` She 's Priscilla Grant , '' said Anne , pointing . `` And SHE 'S Anne Shirley , '' said Priscilla , pointing in turn . `` And we 're from the Island , '' said both together . `` I hail from Bolingbroke , Nova Scotia , '' said Philippa . `` Bolingbroke ! ''
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