`` Oh , Diana , '' said Anne at last , clasping her hands and speaking almost in a whisper , `` oh , do you think you can like me a little -- enough to be my bosom friend ? '' Diana laughed . Diana always laughed before she spoke . `` Why , I guess so , '' she said frankly . `` I 'm awfully glad you 've come to live at Green Gables . It will be jolly to have somebody to play with . There is n't any other girl who lives near enough to play with , and I 've no sisters big enough . '' `` Will you swear to be my friend forever and ever ? '' demanded Anne eagerly . Diana looked shocked . `` Why it 's dreadfully wicked to swear , '' she said rebukingly . `` Oh no , not my kind of swearing . There are two kinds , you know . '' `` I never heard of but one kind , '' said Diana doubtfully . `` There really is another . Oh , it is n't wicked at all . It just means vowing and promising solemnly . '' `` Well , I do n't mind doing that , '' agreed Diana , relieved . `` How do you do it ? '' `` We must join hands -- so , '' said Anne gravely .
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