Certainly Jims was born lucky . I saved him from slow extinction at the hands of Mrs. Conover -- Mary Vance saved him from death by diptheritic croup -- his star saved him when he fell off the train . And he tumbled not only into a clump of bracken , but right into this nice little legacy . `` Evidently , as Mrs. Matilda Pitman said , and as I have always believed , he is no common child and he has no common destiny in store for him . `` At all events he is provided for , and in such a fashion that Jim Anderson ca n't squander his inheritance if he wanted to . Now , if the new English stepmother is only a good sort I shall feel quite easy about the future of my war-baby . `` I wonder what Robert and Amelia think of it . I fancy they will nail down their windows when they leave home after this ! '' CHAPTER XXXIII VICTORY ! `` A day ` of chilling winds and gloomy skies , ' '' Rilla quoted one Sunday afternoon -- the sixth of October to be exact . It was so cold that they had lighted a fire in the living-room and the merry little flames were doing their best to counteract the outside dourness . `` It 's more like November than October -- November is such an ugly month . '' Cousin Sophia was there , having again forgiven Susan , and Mrs. Martin Clow , who was not visiting on Sunday but had dropped in to borrow Susan 's cure for rheumatism -- that being cheaper than getting one from the doctor . `` I 'm afeared we 're going to have an airly winter , '' foreboded Cousin Sophia . `` The muskrats are building awful big houses round the pond , and that 's a sign that never fails . Dear me , how that child has grown ! '' Cousin Sophia sighed again , as if it were an unhappy circumstance that a child should grow . `` When do you expect his father ? '' `` Next week , '' said Rilla . `` Well , I hope the stepmother wo n't abuse the pore child , '' sighed Cousin Sophia , `` but I have my doubts -- I have my doubts .
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