`` It 's a bargain , '' said Davy . `` I 'll be good , you bet . I meant to go over to Mr. Harrison 's and fire peas from my new popgun at Ginger but another day 'll do as well . I espect it will be just like Sunday , but a picnic at the shore 'll make up for THAT . '' XVII A Chapter of Accidents Anne woke three times in the night and made pilgrimages to her window to make sure that Uncle Abe 's prediction was not coming true . Finally the morning dawned pearly and lustrous in a sky full of silver sheen and radiance , and the wonderful day had arrived . Diana appeared soon after breakfast , with a basket of flowers over one arm and HER muslin dress over the other ... for it would not do to don it until all the dinner preparations were completed . Meanwhile she wore her afternoon pink print and a lawn apron fearfully and wonderfully ruffled and frilled ; and very neat and pretty and rosy she was . `` You look simply sweet , '' said Anne admiringly . Diana sighed . `` But I 've had to let out every one of my dresses AGAIN . I weigh four pounds more than I did in July . Anne , WHERE will this end ? Mrs. Morgan 's heroines are all tall and slender . '' `` Well , let 's forget our troubles and think of our mercies , '' said Anne gaily . `` Mrs. Allan says that whenever we think of anything that is a trial to us we should also think of something nice that we can set over against it . If you are slightly too plump you 've got the dearest dimples ; and if I have a freckled nose the SHAPE of it is all right . Do you think the lemon juice did any good ? '' `` Yes , I really think it did , '' said Diana critically ; and , much elated , Anne led the way to the garden , which was full of airy shadows and wavering golden lights . `` We 'll decorate the parlor first .
We have plenty XXXXX time , for Priscilla said they 'd be here about twelve or half past at the latest , so we 'll have dinner at one . ''
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