`` He is a very old man ; his nephews are really at the head of the institution . '' `` Well , when Rachel told us that , I wanted Matthew to draw our money right out and he said he 'd think of it . But Mr. Russell told him yesterday that the bank was all right . '' Anne had her good day in the companionship of the outdoor world . She never forgot that day ; it was so bright and golden and fair , so free from shadow and so lavish of blossom . Anne spent some of its rich hours in the orchard ; she went to the Dryad 's Bubble and Willowmere and Violet Vale ; she called at the manse and had a satisfying talk with Mrs. Allan ; and finally in the evening she went with Matthew for the cows , through Lovers ' Lane to the back pasture . The woods were all gloried through with sunset and the warm splendor of it streamed down through the hill gaps in the west . Matthew walked slowly with bent head ; Anne , tall and erect , suited her springing step to his . `` You 've been working too hard today , Matthew , '' she said reproachfully . `` Why wo n't you take things easier ? '' `` Well now , I ca n't seem to , '' said Matthew , as he opened the yard gate to let the cows through . `` It 's only that I 'm getting old , Anne , and keep forgetting it . Well , well , I 've always worked pretty hard and I 'd rather drop in harness . '' `` If I had been the boy you sent for , '' said Anne wistfully , `` I 'd be able to help you so much now and spare you in a hundred ways . I could find it in my heart to wish I had been , just for that . '' `` Well now , I 'd rather have you than a dozen boys , Anne , '' said Matthew patting her hand . `` Just mind you that -- rather than a dozen boys . Well now , I guess it was n't a boy that took the Avery scholarship , was it ? It was a girl -- my girl -- my girl that I 'm proud of . '' He smiled his shy smile at her as he went into the yard .
Anne took the memory of it with her when she went to her room that night and sat for a long while XXXXX her open window , thinking of the past and dreaming of the future .
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