He boards same place as I do , and he 's a sport . He noticed you in class today , and asked me who the red-headed girl was . I told him you were an orphan that the Cuthberts had adopted , and nobody knew very much about what you 'd been before that . '' Anne was wondering if , after all , solitude and tears were not more satisfactory than Josie Pye 's companionship when Jane and Ruby appeared , each with an inch of Queen 's color ribbon -- purple and scarlet -- pinned proudly to her coat . As Josie was not `` speaking '' to Jane just then she had to subside into comparative harmlessness . `` Well , '' said Jane with a sigh , `` I feel as if I 'd lived many moons since the morning . I ought to be home studying my Virgil -- that horrid old professor gave us twenty lines to start in on tomorrow . But I simply could n't settle down to study tonight . Anne , methinks I see the traces of tears . If you 've been crying DO own up . It will restore my self-respect , for I was shedding tears freely before Ruby came along . I do n't mind being a goose so much if somebody else is goosey , too . Cake ? You 'll give me a teeny piece , wo n't you ? Thank you . It has the real Avonlea flavor . '' Ruby , perceiving the Queen 's calendar lying on the table , wanted to know if Anne meant to try for the gold medal . Anne blushed and admitted she was thinking of it . `` Oh , that reminds me , '' said Josie , `` Queen 's is to get one of the Avery scholarships after all . The word came today .
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