She elected to remain in her own house for the summer , however ; the farm was not to be sold until the fall and there were many arrangements to be made . `` I certainly never thought of living as far off the road as Green Gables , '' sighed Mrs. Rachel to herself . `` But really , Green Gables does n't seem as out of the world as it used to do ... Anne has lots of company and the twins make it real lively . And anyhow , I 'd rather live at the bottom of a well than leave Avonlea . '' These two decisions being noised abroad speedily ousted the arrival of Mrs. Harrison in popular gossip . Sage heads were shaken over Marilla Cuthbert 's rash step in asking Mrs. Rachel to live with her . People opined that they would n't get on together . They were both `` too fond of their own way , '' and many doleful predictions were made , none of which disturbed the parties in question at all . They had come to a clear and distinct understanding of the respective duties and rights of their new arrangements and meant to abide by them . `` I wo n't meddle with you nor you with me , '' Mrs. Rachel had said decidedly , `` and as for the twins , I 'll be glad to do all I can for them ; but I wo n't undertake to answer Davy 's questions , that 's what . I 'm not an encyclopedia , neither am I a Philadelphia lawyer . You 'll miss Anne for that . '' `` Sometimes Anne 's answers were about as queer as Davy 's questions , '' said Marilla drily . `` The twins will miss her and no mistake ; but her future ca n't be sacrificed to Davy 's thirst for information . When he asks questions I ca n't answer I 'll just tell him children should be seen and not heard . That was how I was brought up , and I do n't know but what it was just as good a way as all these new-fangled notions for training children . '' `` Well , Anne 's methods seem to have worked fairly well with Davy , '' said Mrs. Lynde smilingly . `` He is a reformed character , that 's what . '' `` He is n't a bad little soul , '' conceded Marilla . `` I never expected to get as fond of those children as I have .
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