She 'll probably be marrying Gilbert Blythe , if his infatuation for her lasts till he gets through college , and what good will Latin and Greek do her then ? If they taught you at college how to manage a man there might be some sense in her going . '' Mrs. Harmon Andrews , so Avonlea gossip whispered , had never learned how to manage her `` man , '' and as a result the Andrews household was not exactly a model of domestic happiness . `` I see that the Charlottetown call to Mr. Allan is up before the Presbytery , '' said Mrs. Bell . `` That means we 'll be losing him soon , I suppose . '' `` They 're not going before September , '' said Mrs. Sloane . `` It will be a great loss to the community ... though I always did think that Mrs. Allan dressed rather too gay for a minister 's wife . But we are none of us perfect . Did you notice how neat and snug Mr. Harrison looked today ? I never saw such a changed man . He goes to church every Sunday and has subscribed to the salary . '' `` Has n't that Paul Irving grown to be a big boy ? '' said Mrs. Andrews . `` He was such a mite for his age when he came here . I declare I hardly knew him today . He 's getting to look a lot like his father . '' `` He 's a smart boy , '' said Mrs. Bell . `` He 's smart enough , but '' ... Mrs. Andrews lowered her voice ... `` I believe he tells queer stories . Gracie came home from school one day last week with the greatest rigmarole he had told her about people who lived down at the shore ... stories there could n't be a word of truth in , you know . I told Gracie not to believe them , and she said Paul did n't intend her to .
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