Mrs. Lynde says he is n't perfect , but she says she supposes we could n't expect a perfect minister for seven hundred and fifty dollars a year , and anyhow his theology is sound because she questioned him thoroughly on all the points of doctrine . And she knows his wife 's people and they are most respectable and the women are all good housekeepers . Mrs. Lynde says that sound doctrine in the man and good housekeeping in the woman make an ideal combination for a minister 's family . '' The new minister and his wife were a young , pleasant-faced couple , still on their honeymoon , and full of all good and beautiful enthusiasms for their chosen lifework . Avonlea opened its heart to them from the start . Old and young liked the frank , cheerful young man with his high ideals , and the bright , gentle little lady who assumed the mistress-ship of the manse . With Mrs. Allan Anne fell promptly and wholeheartedly in love . She had discovered another kindred spirit . `` Mrs. Allan is perfectly lovely , '' she announced one Sunday afternoon . `` She 's taken our class and she 's a splendid teacher . She said right away she did n't think it was fair for the teacher to ask all the questions , and you know , Marilla , that is exactly what I 've always thought . She said we could ask her any question we liked and I asked ever so many . I 'm good at asking questions , Marilla . '' `` I believe you '' was Marilla 's emphatic comment . `` Nobody else asked any except Ruby Gillis , and she asked if there was to be a Sunday-school picnic this summer . I did n't think that was a very proper question to ask because it had n't any connection with the lesson -- the lesson was about Daniel in the lions ' den -- but Mrs. Allan just smiled and said she thought there would be . Mrs. Allan has a lovely smile ; she has such EXQUISITE dimples in her cheeks . I wish I had dimples in my cheeks , Marilla . I 'm not half so skinny as I was when I came here , but I have no dimples yet . If I had perhaps I could influence people for good .
Mrs. XXXXX said we ought always to try to influence other people for good .
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