It is impossible -- but I am horribly afraid it 's true . I 'm happy and wretched and scared . HE can NEVER care for me , I know . Do you think I could ever develop into a passable minister 's wife , Anne ? And WOULD they expect me to lead in prayer ? P G. '' Chapter XXV Enter Prince Charming `` I 'm contrasting the claims of indoors and out , '' said Anne , looking from the window of Patty 's Place to the distant pines of the park . `` I 've an afternoon to spend in sweet doing nothing , Aunt Jimsie . Shall I spend it here where there is a cosy fire , a plateful of delicious russets , three purring and harmonious cats , and two impeccable china dogs with green noses ? Or shall I go to the park , where there is the lure of gray woods and of gray water lapping on the harbor rocks ? '' `` If I was as young as you , I 'd decide in favor of the park , '' said Aunt Jamesina , tickling Joseph 's yellow ear with a knitting needle . `` I thought that you claimed to be as young as any of us , Aunty , '' teased Anne . `` Yes , in my soul . But I 'll admit my legs are n't as young as yours . You go and get some fresh air , Anne . You look pale lately . '' `` I think I 'll go to the park , '' said Anne restlessly . `` I do n't feel like tame domestic joys today . I want to feel alone and free and wild . The park will be empty , for every one will be at the football match . '' `` Why did n't you go to it ? '' ''
` Nobody axed me , sir , she said ' -- XXXXX least , nobody but that horrid little Dan Ranger .
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