Anne is furious with her , and I 'm tickled to death . '' That was a wonderful day in the little house of dreams . `` The best dream of all has come true , '' said Anne , pale and rapturous . `` Oh , Marilla , I hardly dare believe it , after that horrible day last summer . I have had a heartache ever since then -- but it is gone now . '' `` This baby will take Joy 's place , '' said Marilla . `` Oh , no , no , NO , Marilla . He ca n't -- nothing can ever do that . He has his own place , my dear , wee man-child . But little Joy has hers , and always will have it . If she had lived she would have been over a year old . She would have been toddling around on her tiny feet and lisping a few words . I can see her so plainly , Marilla . Oh , I know now that Captain Jim was right when he said God would manage better than that my baby would seem a stranger to me when I found her Beyond . I 've learned THAT this past year . I 've followed her development day by day and week by week -- I always shall . I shall know just how she grows from year to year -- and when I meet her again I 'll know her -- she wo n't be a stranger . Oh , Marilla , LOOK at his dear , darling toes ! Is n't it strange they should be so perfect ? '' `` It would be stranger if they were n't , '' said Marilla crisply .
Now that all was safely over , XXXXX was herself again .
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