It 's a great thing for his family . They 're getting a hundred things done that they 've always wanted to do but could n't as long as he was about , the old crank . '' `` He came of an aggravating family , '' remarked Marilla . `` Aggravating ? Well , rather ! His mother used to get up in prayer-meeting and tell all her children 's shortcomings and ask prayers for them . ` Course it made them mad , and worse than ever . '' `` You have n't told Anne the news about Jane , '' suggested Marilla . `` Oh , Jane , '' sniffed Mrs. Lynde . `` Well , '' she conceded grudgingly , `` Jane Andrews is home from the West -- came last week -- and she 's going to be married to a Winnipeg millionaire . You may be sure Mrs. Harmon lost no time in telling it far and wide . '' `` Dear old Jane -- I 'm so glad , '' said Anne heartily . `` She deserves the good things of life . '' `` Oh , I ai n't saying anything against Jane . She 's a nice enough girl . But she is n't in the millionaire class , and you 'll find there 's not much to recommend that man but his money , that 's what . Mrs. Harmon says he 's an Englishman who has made money in mines but I believe he 'll turn out to be a Yankee . He certainly must have money , for he has just showered Jane with jewelry . Her engagement ring is a diamond cluster so big that it looks like a plaster on Jane 's fat paw . '' Mrs. Lynde could not keep some bitterness out of her tone .
Here was Jane Andrews , that plain little plodder , engaged XXXXX a millionaire , while Anne , it seemed , was not yet bespoken by any one , rich or poor .
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