He looks as if he ought to be , but he is n't . '' `` This wo n't spoil OUR friendship , will it , Dorothy ? '' Anne had asked wistfully . `` No , indeed . You 're too good to lose . If I ca n't have you for a sister I mean to keep you as a chum anyway . And do n't fret over Roy . He is feeling terribly just now -- I have to listen to his outpourings every day -- but he 'll get over it . He always does . '' `` Oh -- ALWAYS ? '' said Anne with a slight change of voice . `` So he has ` got over it ' before ? '' `` Dear me , yes , '' said Dorothy frankly . `` Twice before . And he raved to me just the same both times . Not that the others actually refused him -- they simply announced their engagements to some one else . Of course , when he met you he vowed to me that he had never really loved before -- that the previous affairs had been merely boyish fancies . But I do n't think you need worry . '' Anne decided not to worry . Her feelings were a mixture of relief and resentment .
XXXXX had certainly told her she was the only one he had ever loved .
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