He says that if I give up all reading and sewing entirely and any kind of work that strains the eyes , and if I 'm careful not to cry , and if I wear the glasses he 's given me he thinks my eyes may not get any worse and my headaches will be cured . But if I do n't he says I 'll certainly be stone-blind in six months . Blind ! Anne , just think of it ! '' For a minute Anne , after her first quick exclamation of dismay , was silent . It seemed to her that she could NOT speak . Then she said bravely , but with a catch in her voice : `` Marilla , DO N'T think of it . You know he has given you hope . If you are careful you wo n't lose your sight altogether ; and if his glasses cure your headaches it will be a great thing . '' `` I do n't call it much hope , '' said Marilla bitterly . `` What am I to live for if I ca n't read or sew or do anything like that ? I might as well be blind -- or dead . And as for crying , I ca n't help that when I get lonesome . But there , it 's no good talking about it . If you 'll get me a cup of tea I 'll be thankful . I 'm about done out . Do n't say anything about this to any one for a spell yet , anyway . I ca n't bear that folks should come here to question and sympathize and talk about it . '' When Marilla had eaten her lunch Anne persuaded her to go to bed . Then Anne went herself to the east gable and sat down by her window in the darkness alone with her tears and her heaviness of heart .
How sadly things had changed since she had sat there the night XXXXX coming home !
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