Diana crawled up and got her back against the headboard of the bed . When your companion of twilight hour said such spooky things it was just as well not to be able to fancy there was anything behind you . `` I 'm afraid the Improvement Society will go down when you and Gilbert are both gone , '' she remarked dolefully . `` Not a bit of fear of it , '' said Anne briskly , coming back from dreamland to the affairs of practical life . `` It is too firmly established for that , especially since the older people are becoming so enthusiastic about it . Look what they are doing this summer for their lawns and lanes . Besides , I 'll be watching for hints at Redmond and I 'll write a paper for it next winter and send it over . Do n't take such a gloomy view of things , Diana . And do n't grudge me my little hour of gladness and jubilation now . Later on , when I have to go away , I 'll feel anything but glad . '' `` It 's all right for you to be glad ... you 're going to college and you 'll have a jolly time and make heaps of lovely new friends . '' `` I hope I shall make new friends , '' said Anne thoughtfully . `` The possibilities of making new friends help to make life very fascinating . But no matter how many friends I make they 'll never be as dear to me as the old ones ... especially a certain girl with black eyes and dimples . Can you guess who she is , Diana ? '' `` But there 'll be so many clever girls at Redmond , '' sighed Diana , `` and I 'm only a stupid little country girl who says ' I seen ' sometimes ... though I really know better when I stop to think . Well , of course these past two years have really been too pleasant to last . I know SOMEBODY who is glad you are going to Redmond anyhow . Anne , I 'm going to ask you a question ... a serious question . Do n't be vexed and do answer seriously .
Do you care anything for XXXXX ? ''
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