It LOOKS so much nicer . When you hear a name pronounced ca n't you always see it in your mind , just as if it was printed out ? I can ; and A-n-n looks dreadful , but A-n-n-e looks so much more distinguished . If you 'll only call me Anne spelled with an E I shall try to reconcile myself to not being called Cordelia . '' `` Very well , then , Anne spelled with an E , can you tell us how this mistake came to be made ? We sent word to Mrs. Spencer to bring us a boy . Were there no boys at the asylum ? '' `` Oh , yes , there was an abundance of them . But Mrs. Spencer said DISTINCTLY that you wanted a girl about eleven years old . And the matron said she thought I would do . You do n't know how delighted I was . I could n't sleep all last night for joy . Oh , '' she added reproachfully , turning to Matthew , `` why did n't you tell me at the station that you did n't want me and leave me there ? If I had n't seen the White Way of Delight and the Lake of Shining Waters it would n't be so hard . '' `` What on earth does she mean ? '' demanded Marilla , staring at Matthew . `` She -- she 's just referring to some conversation we had on the road , '' said Matthew hastily . `` I 'm going out to put the mare in , Marilla . Have tea ready when I come back . '' `` Did Mrs. Spencer bring anybody over besides you ? ''
continued Marilla when XXXXX had gone out .
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