Besides , they was both pretty proud and sperrited and high-strung . But they thought an awful lot of each other . It made me feel young again to see 'em . Anne was n't a mossel vain , but nights she expected Gil she 'd prink for hours afore her glass , fixing her hair this way and that , and trying on all her good clothes to see which become her most . I used to love her for it . And I used to love to see the way Gil 's face would light up when she came into a room or place where he was . Amanda Perkins , she says to me once , `` Anne Douglas and Gil Martin are most terrible struck on each other . '' And she said it in a tone that indicated that it was a dreadful disgraceful and unbecoming state of affairs . Amanda had a disappointment once and it soured her . I immediately responded , `` Yes , they are most terrible struck on each other , '' and I said it in a tone that indicated I thought it a most beautiful and lovely thing that they should be so . And so it was . You 're rather too young to be thinking of such things , Nora May , but you 'll remember my words when the time comes . Another nephew of mine , James Ebenezer Lawson -- he calls himself James E. back there in town , and I do n't blame him , for I never could stand Ebenezer for a name myself ; but that 's neither here nor there . Well , he said their love was idyllic , I ai n't very sure what that means . I looked it up in the dictionary after James Ebenezer left -- I would n't display my ignorance afore him -- but I ca n't say that I was much the wiser for it . Anyway , it meant something real nice ; I was sure of that by the way James Ebenezer spoke and the wistful look in his eyes . James Ebenezer is n't married ; he was to have been , and she died a month afore the wedding day . He was never the same man again . Well , to get back to Gilbert and Anne . When Anne 's school year ended in June she resigned and went home to get ready to be married .
The wedding was to be XXXXX September , and I promised Anne faithful I 'd go over to Montrose in August for two weeks and help her to get her quilts ready .
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