I shall have to sit all alone , for I could n't bear to have another deskmate after you . Oh , we have had jolly times , have n't we , Anne ? It 's dreadful to think they 're all over . '' Two big tears rolled down by Diana 's nose . `` If you would stop crying I could , '' said Anne imploringly . `` Just as soon as I put away my hanky I see you brimming up and that starts me off again . As Mrs. Lynde says , ` If you ca n't be cheerful , be as cheerful as you can . ' After all , I dare say I 'll be back next year . This is one of the times I KNOW I 'm not going to pass . They 're getting alarmingly frequent . '' `` Why , you came out splendidly in the exams Miss Stacy gave . '' `` Yes , but those exams did n't make me nervous . When I think of the real thing you ca n't imagine what a horrid cold fluttery feeling comes round my heart . And then my number is thirteen and Josie Pye says it 's so unlucky . I am NOT superstitious and I know it can make no difference . But still I wish it was n't thirteen . '' `` I do wish I was going in with you , '' said Diana . `` Would n't we have a perfectly elegant time ? But I suppose you 'll have to cram in the evenings . '' `` No ; Miss Stacy has made us promise not to open a book at all .
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