It 's a good deal like a bad tooth ... though you wo n't think THAT a very romantic simile . It takes spells of aching and gives you a sleepless night now and then , but between times it lets you enjoy life and dreams and echoes and peanut candy as if there were nothing the matter with it . And now you 're looking disappointed . You do n't think I 'm half as interesting a person as you did five minutes ago when you believed I was always the prey of a tragic memory bravely hidden beneath external smiles . That 's the worst ... or the best ... of real life , Anne . It WO N'T let you be miserable . It keeps on trying to make you comfortable ... and succeeding ... even when you 're determined to be unhappy and romantic . Is n't this candy scrumptious ? I 've eaten far more than is good for me already but I 'm going to keep recklessly on . '' After a little silence Miss Lavendar said abruptly , `` It gave me a shock to hear about Stephen 's son that first day you were here , Anne . I 've never been able to mention him to you since , but I 've wanted to know all about him . What sort of a boy is he ? '' `` He is the dearest , sweetest child I ever knew , Miss Lavendar ... and he pretends things too , just as you and I do . '' `` I 'd like to see him , '' said Miss Lavendar softly , as if talking to herself . `` I wonder if he looks anything like the little dream-boy who lives here with me ... MY little dream-boy . '' `` If you would like to see Paul I 'll bring him through with me sometime , '' said Anne . `` I would like it ... but not too soon . I want to get used to the thought . There might be more pain than pleasure in it ... if he looked too much like Stephen ... or if he did n't look enough like him . In a month 's time you may bring him . ''
Accordingly , a month later Anne and Paul walked through the woods XXXXX the stone house , and met Miss Lavendar in the lane .
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