As for that wretch of a Dick , he 's been awful these last few days . The devil was in him , believe ME ! Leslie and I could n't get on with our work for the tricks he 'd play . He chased all her ducks one day around the yard till most of them died . And not one thing would he do for us . Sometimes , you know , he 'll make himself quite handy , bringing in pails of water and wood . But this week if we sent him to the well he 'd try to climb down into it . I thought once , ` If you 'd only shoot down there head-first everything would be nicely settled . ' '' `` Oh , Miss Cornelia ! '' `` Now , you need n't Miss Cornelia me , Anne , dearie . ANYBODY would have thought the same . If the Montreal doctors can make a rational creature out of Dick Moore they 're wonders . '' Leslie took Dick to Montreal early in May . Gilbert went with her , to help her , and make the necessary arrangements for her . He came home with the report that the Montreal surgeon whom they had consulted agreed with him that there was a good chance of Dick 's restoration . `` Very comforting , '' was Miss Cornelia 's sarcastic comment . Anne only sighed . Leslie had been very distant at their parting . But she had promised to write . Ten days after Gilbert 's return the letter came .
Leslie wrote that the operation had been successfully performed and XXXXX Dick was making a good recovery .
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