`` I do n't get cross about other things ; but I 'm SO tired of being twitted about my hair and it just makes me boil right over . Do you suppose my hair will really be a handsome auburn when I grow up ? '' `` You should n't think so much about your looks , Anne . I 'm afraid you are a very vain little girl . '' `` How can I be vain when I know I 'm homely ? '' protested Anne . `` I love pretty things ; and I hate to look in the glass and see something that is n't pretty . It makes me feel so sorrowful -- just as I feel when I look at any ugly thing . I pity it because it is n't beautiful . '' `` Handsome is as handsome does , '' quoted Marilla . `` I 've had that said to me before , but I have my doubts about it , '' remarked skeptical Anne , sniffing at her narcissi . `` Oh , are n't these flowers sweet ! It was lovely of Mrs. Lynde to give them to me . I have no hard feelings against Mrs. Lynde now . It gives you a lovely , comfortable feeling to apologize and be forgiven , does n't it ? Are n't the stars bright tonight ? If you could live in a star , which one would you pick ? I 'd like that lovely clear big one away over there above that dark hill . '' `` Anne , do hold your tongue , '' said Marilla , thoroughly worn out trying to follow the gyrations of Anne 's thoughts . Anne said no more until they turned into their own lane .
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