`` Oh , Eliza , young folks must have some amusement , '' protested Catherine . `` I do n't see the necessity . We did n't gad about to halls and places when we were young , Catherine Andrews . This world is getting worse every day . '' `` I think it 's getting better , '' said Catherine firmly . `` YOU think ! '' Miss Eliza 's voice expressed the utmost contempt . `` It does n't signify what you THINK , Catherine Andrews . Facts is facts . '' `` Well , I always like to look on the bright side , Eliza . '' `` There is n't any bright side . '' `` Oh , indeed there is , '' cried Anne , who could n't endure such heresy in silence . `` Why , there are ever so many bright sides , Miss Andrews . It 's really a beautiful world . '' `` You wo n't have such a high opinion of it when you 've lived as long in it as I have , '' retorted Miss Eliza sourly , `` and you wo n't be so enthusiastic about improving it either . How is your mother , Diana ? Dear me , but she has failed of late . She looks terrible run down . And how long is it before Marilla expects to be stone blind , Anne ? '' `` The doctor thinks her eyes will not get any worse if she is very careful , '' faltered Anne .
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