The liniment cake mistake cured me of carelessness in cooking . Dyeing my hair cured me of vanity . I never think about my hair and nose now -- at least , very seldom . And today 's mistake is going to cure me of being too romantic . I have come to the conclusion that it is no use trying to be romantic in Avonlea . It was probably easy enough in towered Camelot hundreds of years ago , but romance is not appreciated now . I feel quite sure that you will soon see a great improvement in me in this respect , Marilla . '' `` I 'm sure I hope so , '' said Marilla skeptically . But Matthew , who had been sitting mutely in his corner , laid a hand on Anne 's shoulder when Marilla had gone out . `` Do n't give up all your romance , Anne , '' he whispered shyly , `` a little of it is a good thing -- not too much , of course -- but keep a little of it , Anne , keep a little of it . '' CHAPTER XXIX . An Epoch in Anne 's Life Anne was bringing the cows home from the back pasture by way of Lover 's Lane . It was a September evening and all the gaps and clearings in the woods were brimmed up with ruby sunset light . Here and there the lane was splashed with it , but for the most part it was already quite shadowy beneath the maples , and the spaces under the firs were filled with a clear violet dusk like airy wine . The winds were out in their tops , and there is no sweeter music on earth than that which the wind makes in the fir trees at evening . The cows swung placidly down the lane , and Anne followed them dreamily , repeating aloud the battle canto from MARMION -- which had also been part of their English course the preceding winter and which Miss Stacy had made them learn off by heart -- and exulting in its rushing lines and the clash of spears in its imagery . When she came to the lines The stubborn spearsmen still made good Their dark impenetrable wood , she stopped in ecstasy to shut her eyes that she might the better fancy herself one of that heroic ring . When she opened them again it was to behold Diana coming through the gate that led into the Barry field and looking so important that Anne instantly divined there was news to be told . But betray too eager curiosity she would not . `` Is n't this evening just like a purple dream , Diana ?
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