Now , Mrs. Dr. dear , I call such conduct unreasonable ; but all the same , '' added Susan , with a sigh , `` what with aeroplanes and automobiles and all the rest of it , this Island is not what it used to be . '' The aeroplane soared and dipped and circled , and soared again , until it became a mere speck far over the sunset hills . '' ` With the majesty of pinion Which the Theban eagles bear Sailing with supreme dominion Through the azure fields of air . ' '' quoted Anne Blythe dreamily . `` I wonder , '' said Miss Oliver , `` if humanity will be any happier because of aeroplanes . It seems to me that the sum of human happiness remains much the same from age to age , no matter how it may vary in distribution , and that all the ` many inventions ' neither lessen nor increase it . '' `` After all , the ` kingdom of heaven is within you , ' '' said Mr. Meredith , gazing after the vanishing speck which symbolized man 's latest victory in a world-old struggle . `` It does not depend on material achievements and triumphs . '' `` Nevertheless , an aeroplane is a fascinating thing , '' said the doctor . `` It has always been one of humanity 's favourite dreams -- the dream of flying . Dream after dream comes true -- or rather is made true by persevering effort . I should like to have a flight in an aeroplane myself . '' `` Shirley wrote me that he was dreadfully disappointed in his first flight , '' said Rilla . `` He had expected to experience the sensation of soaring up from the earth like a bird -- and instead he just had the feeling that he was n't moving at all , but that the earth was dropping away under him . And the first time he went up alone he suddenly felt terribly homesick . He had never felt like that before ; but all at once , he said , he felt as if he were adrift in space -- and he had a wild desire to get back home to the old planet and the companionship of fellow creatures . He soon got over that feeling , but he says his first flight alone was a nightmare to him because of that dreadful sensation of ghastly loneliness . '' The aeroplane disappeared . The doctor threw back his head with a sigh . `` When I have watched one of those bird-men out of sight I come back to earth with an odd feeling of being merely a crawling insect .
Anne , '' he said , turning to his wife , `` do you remember the first time I took you for a buggy ride in Avonlea -- that night we went XXXXX the Carmody concert , the first fall you taught in Avonlea ?
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