I believe that , Anne , with all my heart . It 's the greatest and grandest verse in the Bible -- or in any literature -- and the TRUEST , if there are comparative degrees of trueness . And it 's the first duty of a man to tell the truth , as he sees it and believes it . '' `` In this case the truth wo n't make poor Leslie free , '' sighed Anne . `` It will probably end in still more bitter bondage for her . Oh , Gilbert , I CA N'T think you are right . '' CHAPTER 30 LESLIE DECIDES A sudden outbreak of a virulent type of influenza at the Glen and down at the fishing village kept Gilbert so busy for the next fortnight that he had no time to pay the promised visit to Captain Jim . Anne hoped against hope that he had abandoned the idea about Dick Moore , and , resolving to let sleeping dogs lie , she said no more about the subject . But she thought of it incessantly . `` I wonder if it would be right for me to tell him that Leslie cares for Owen , '' she thought . `` He would never let her suspect that he knew , so her pride would not suffer , and it MIGHT convince him that he should let Dick Moore alone . Shall I -- shall I ? No , after all , I can not . A promise is sacred , and I 've no right to betray Leslie 's secret . But oh , I never felt so worried over anything in my life as I do over this . It 's spoiling the spring -- it 's spoiling everything . '' One evening Gilbert abruptly proposed that they go down and see Captain Jim . With a sinking heart Anne agreed , and they set forth . Two weeks of kind sunshine had wrought a miracle in the bleak landscape over which Gilbert 's crow had flown . The hills and fields were dry and brown and warm , ready to break into bud and blossom ; the harbor was laughter-shaken again ; the long harbor road was like a gleaming red ribbon ; down on the dunes a crowd of boys , who were out smelt fishing , were burning the thick , dry sandhill grass of the preceding summer .
The flames swept XXXXX the dunes rosily , flinging their cardinal banners against the dark gulf beyond , and illuminating the channel and the fishing village .
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