She did not make much headway , as she sorrowfully admitted to herself . The downfall of some dear hope or plan plunged Anne into `` deeps of affliction . '' The fulfillment thereof exalted her to dizzy realms of delight . Marilla had almost begun to despair of ever fashioning this waif of the world into her model little girl of demure manners and prim deportment . Neither would she have believed that she really liked Anne much better as she was . Anne went to bed that night speechless with misery because Matthew had said the wind was round northeast and he feared it would be a rainy day tomorrow . The rustle of the poplar leaves about the house worried her , it sounded so like pattering raindrops , and the full , faraway roar of the gulf , to which she listened delightedly at other times , loving its strange , sonorous , haunting rhythm , now seemed like a prophecy of storm and disaster to a small maiden who particularly wanted a fine day . Anne thought that the morning would never come . But all things have an end , even nights before the day on which you are invited to take tea at the manse . The morning , in spite of Matthew 's predictions , was fine and Anne 's spirits soared to their highest . `` Oh , Marilla , there is something in me today that makes me just love everybody I see , '' she exclaimed as she washed the breakfast dishes . `` You do n't know how good I feel ! Would n't it be nice if it could last ? I believe I could be a model child if I were just invited out to tea every day . But oh , Marilla , it 's a solemn occasion too . I feel so anxious . What if I should n't behave properly ? You know I never had tea at a manse before , and I 'm not sure that I know all the rules of etiquette , although I 've been studying the rules given in the Etiquette Department of the Family Herald ever since I came here . I 'm so afraid I 'll do something silly or forget to do something I should do . Would it be good manners to take a second helping of anything if you wanted to VERY much ? ''
`` The trouble with you , Anne , is XXXXX you 're thinking too much about yourself .
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