Oh , GLAD does n't seem the right word at all . I was glad about the White Way and the cherry blossoms -- but this ! Oh , it 's something more than glad . I 'm so happy . I 'll try to be so good . It will be uphill work , I expect , for Mrs. Thomas often told me I was desperately wicked . However , I 'll do my very best . But can you tell me why I 'm crying ? '' `` I suppose it 's because you 're all excited and worked up , '' said Marilla disapprovingly . `` Sit down on that chair and try to calm yourself . I 'm afraid you both cry and laugh far too easily . Yes , you can stay here and we will try to do right by you . You must go to school ; but it 's only a fortnight till vacation so it is n't worth while for you to start before it opens again in September . '' `` What am I to call you ? '' asked Anne . `` Shall I always say Miss Cuthbert ? Can I call you Aunt Marilla ? '' `` No ; you 'll call me just plain Marilla . I 'm not used to being called Miss Cuthbert and it would make me nervous . '' `` It sounds awfully disrespectful to just say Marilla , '' protested Anne .
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