The Blythe family and the Meredith family were all smiling . Even Susan , as Providence did ordain , wore a smile , though the effect was somewhat more painful than tears would have been . Faith and Nan were very pale and very gallant . Rilla thought she would get on very well if something in her throat did n't choke her , and if her lips did n't take such spells of trembling . Dog Monday was there , too . Jem had tried to say good-bye to him at Ingleside but Monday implored so eloquently that Jem relented and let him go to the station . He kept close to Jem 's legs and watched every movement of his beloved master . `` I ca n't bear that dog 's eyes , '' said Mrs. Meredith . `` The beast has more sense than most humans , '' said Mary Vance . `` Well , did we any of us ever think we 'd live to see this day ? I bawled all night to think of Jem and Jerry going like this . I think they 're plumb deranged . Miller got a maggot in his head about going but I soon talked him out of it -- likewise his aunt said a few touching things . For once in our lives Kitty Alec and I agree . It 's a miracle that is n't likely to happen again . There 's Ken , Rilla . '' Rilla knew Kenneth was there . She had been acutely conscious of it from the moment he had sprung from Leo West 's buggy . Now he came up to her smiling . `` Doing the brave-smiling-sister-stunt , I see .
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