Anne flew out of the pantry , dripping dishcloth in hand . `` Oh , Marilla , Marilla , say those blessed words again . '' `` I guess once is enough to say them . This is Matthew 's doings and I wash my hands of it . If you catch pneumonia sleeping in a strange bed or coming out of that hot hall in the middle of the night , do n't blame me , blame Matthew . Anne Shirley , you 're dripping greasy water all over the floor . I never saw such a careless child . '' `` Oh , I know I 'm a great trial to you , Marilla , '' said Anne repentantly . `` I make so many mistakes . But then just think of all the mistakes I do n't make , although I might . I 'll get some sand and scrub up the spots before I go to school . Oh , Marilla , my heart was just set on going to that concert . I never was to a concert in my life , and when the other girls talk about them in school I feel so out of it . You did n't know just how I felt about it , but you see Matthew did . Matthew understands me , and it 's so nice to be understood , Marilla . '' Anne was too excited to do herself justice as to lessons that morning in school . Gilbert Blythe spelled her down in class and left her clear out of sight in mental arithmetic . Anne 's consequent humiliation was less than it might have been , however , in view of the concert and the spare-room bed . She and Diana talked so constantly about it all day that with a stricter teacher than Mr. Phillips dire disgrace must inevitably have been their portion . Anne felt that she could not have borne it if she had not been going to the concert , for nothing else was discussed that day in school .
The Avonlea Debating Club , which met fortnightly all winter , had had several smaller free entertainments ; but this was XXXXX be a big affair , admission ten cents , in aid of the library .
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