In vain she nibbled at the bread and butter and pecked at the crab-apple preserve out of the little scalloped glass dish by her plate . She did not really make any headway at all . `` You 're not eating anything , '' said Marilla sharply , eying her as if it were a serious shortcoming . Anne sighed . `` I ca n't . I 'm in the depths of despair . Can you eat when you are in the depths of despair ? '' `` I 've never been in the depths of despair , so I ca n't say , '' responded Marilla . `` Were n't you ? Well , did you ever try to IMAGINE you were in the depths of despair ? '' `` No , I did n't . '' `` Then I do n't think you can understand what it 's like . It 's very uncomfortable feeling indeed . When you try to eat a lump comes right up in your throat and you ca n't swallow anything , not even if it was a chocolate caramel . I had one chocolate caramel once two years ago and it was simply delicious . I 've often dreamed since then that I had a lot of chocolate caramels , but I always wake up just when I 'm going to eat them . I do hope you wo n't be offended because I ca n't eat . Everything is extremely nice , but still I can not eat . '' `` I guess she 's tired , '' said Matthew , who had n't spoken since his return from the barn . `` Best put her to bed , Marilla . ''
XXXXX had been wondering where Anne should be put to bed .
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