I was so frightened you were lost , darling , ' she said tenderly . I could see the love shining in her eyes as she looked down on me . She never scolded or reproached me for what I had done -- only told me I must never go away again without asking permission . She died very soon afterwards . That is the only memory I have of her . Is n't it a beautiful one ? '' Anne felt lonelier than ever as she walked home , going by way of the Birch Path and Willowmere . She had not walked that way for many moons . It was a darkly-purple bloomy night . The air was heavy with blossom fragrance -- almost too heavy . The cloyed senses recoiled from it as from an overfull cup . The birches of the path had grown from the fairy saplings of old to big trees . Everything had changed . Anne felt that she would be glad when the summer was over and she was away at work again . Perhaps life would not seem so empty then . '' ` I 've tried the world -- it wears no more The coloring of romance it wore , ' '' sighed Anne -- and was straightway much comforted by the romance in the idea of the world being denuded of romance ! Chapter XL A Book of Revelation The Irvings came back to Echo Lodge for the summer , and Anne spent a happy three weeks there in July . Miss Lavendar had not changed ; Charlotta the Fourth was a very grown-up young lady now , but still adored Anne sincerely . `` When all 's said and done , Miss Shirley , ma'am , I have n't seen any one in Boston that 's equal to you , '' she said frankly . Paul was almost grown up , too .
He was sixteen , his chestnut curls had given place XXXXX close-cropped brown locks , and he was more interested in football than fairies .
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