The omen of the shadow of Venus did come true for you , Leslie . The year in which you saw it brought your life 's best gift for you -- your love for Owen Ford . Now , go right to bed and have a good sleep . '' Leslie obeyed orders in so far that she went to bed : but it may be questioned if she slept much . I do not think she dared to dream wakingly ; life had been so hard for this poor Leslie , the path on which she had had to walk had been so strait , that she could not whisper to her own heart the hopes that might wait on the future . But she watched the great revolving light bestarring the short hours of the summer night , and her eyes grew soft and bright and young once more . Nor , when Owen Ford came next day , to ask her to go with him to the shore , did she say him nay . CHAPTER 37 MISS CORNELIA MAKES A STARTLING ANNOUNCEMENT Miss Cornelia sailed down to the little house one drowsy afternoon , when the gulf was the faint , bleached blue of the August seas , and the orange lilies at the gate of Anne 's garden held up their imperial cups to be filled with the molten gold of August sunshine . Not that Miss Cornelia concerned herself with painted oceans or sun-thirsty lilies . She sat in her favorite rocker in unusual idleness . She sewed not , neither did she spin . Nor did she say a single derogatory word concerning any portion of mankind . In short , Miss Cornelia 's conversation was singularly devoid of spice that day , and Gilbert , who had stayed home to listen to her , instead of going a-fishing , as he had intended , felt himself aggrieved . What had come over Miss Cornelia ? She did not look cast down or worried . On the contrary , there was a certain air of nervous exultation about her . `` Where is Leslie ? '' she asked -- not as if it mattered much either . `` Owen and she went raspberrying in the woods back of her farm , '' answered Anne . `` They wo n't be back before supper time -- if then . ''
`` They do n't seem to have any idea XXXXX there is such a thing as a clock , '' said Gilbert .
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