I like best just to sit and talk to father . But I 'm going to leave you for a little while now if you 'll excuse me . I must get the cows for Mary Joe . That is one of my daily duties . '' When Paul had scampered away to do his `` daily duty '' Mr. Irving talked to Anne of various matters . But Anne felt that he was thinking of something else underneath all the time . Presently it came to the surface . `` In Paul 's last letter he spoke of going with you to visit an old ... friend of mine ... Miss Lewis at the stone house in Grafton . Do you know her well ? '' `` Yes , indeed , she is a very dear friend of mine , '' was Anne 's demure reply , which gave no hint of the sudden thrill that tingled over her from head to foot at Mr. Irving 's question . Anne `` felt instinctively '' that romance was peeping at her around a corner . Mr. Irving rose and went to the window , looking out on a great , golden , billowing sea where a wild wind was harping . For a few moments there was silence in the little dark-walled room . Then he turned and looked down into Anne 's sympathetic face with a smile , half-whimsical , half-tender . `` I wonder how much you know , '' he said . `` I know all about it , '' replied Anne promptly . `` You see , '' she explained hastily , `` Miss Lavendar and I are very intimate . She would n't tell things of such a sacred nature to everybody . We are kindred spirits . '' `` Yes , I believe you are .
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