I 'll expect you to earn your keep , and no mistake about that . Yes , I suppose I might as well take her off your hands , Miss Cuthbert . The baby 's awful fractious , and I 'm clean worn out attending to him . If you like I can take her right home now . '' Marilla looked at Anne and softened at sight of the child 's pale face with its look of mute misery -- the misery of a helpless little creature who finds itself once more caught in the trap from which it had escaped . Marilla felt an uncomfortable conviction that , if she denied the appeal of that look , it would haunt her to her dying day . More-over , she did not fancy Mrs. Blewett . To hand a sensitive , `` highstrung '' child over to such a woman ! No , she could not take the responsibility of doing that ! `` Well , I do n't know , '' she said slowly . `` I did n't say that Matthew and I had absolutely decided that we would n't keep her . In fact I may say that Matthew is disposed to keep her . I just came over to find out how the mistake had occurred . I think I 'd better take her home again and talk it over with Matthew . I feel that I ought n't to decide on anything without consulting him . If we make up our mind not to keep her we 'll bring or send her over to you tomorrow night . If we do n't you may know that she is going to stay with us . Will that suit you , Mrs. Blewett ? '' `` I suppose it 'll have to , '' said Mrs. Blewett ungraciously . During Marilla 's speech a sunrise had been dawning on Anne 's face .
First the look of despair faded out ; then came a faint flush XXXXX hope ; her eyes grew deep and bright as morning stars .
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