I wanted to go , but Marilla said I 'd be better at home learning my lessons and so would Jane . I was bitterly disappointed , Diana . I felt so heartbroken that I would n't say my prayers when I went to bed . But I repented of that and got up in the middle of the night and said them . '' `` I 'll tell you , '' said Diana , `` we 'll get Mother to ask Marilla . She 'll be more likely to let you go then ; and if she does we 'll have the time of our lives , Anne . I 've never been to an Exhibition , and it 's so aggravating to hear the other girls talking about their trips . Jane and Ruby have been twice , and they 're going this year again . '' `` I 'm not going to think about it at all until I know whether I can go or not , '' said Anne resolutely . `` If I did and then was disappointed , it would be more than I could bear . But in case I do go I 'm very glad my new coat will be ready by that time . Marilla did n't think I needed a new coat . She said my old one would do very well for another winter and that I ought to be satisfied with having a new dress . The dress is very pretty , Diana -- navy blue and made so fashionably . Marilla always makes my dresses fashionably now , because she says she does n't intend to have Matthew going to Mrs. Lynde to make them . I 'm so glad . It is ever so much easier to be good if your clothes are fashionable . At least , it is easier for me . I suppose it does n't make such a difference to naturally good people . But Matthew said I must have a new coat , so Marilla bought a lovely piece of blue broadcloth , and it 's being made by a real dressmaker over at Carmody .
It 's to be done Saturday night , and I 'm trying not XXXXX imagine myself walking up the church aisle on Sunday in my new suit and cap , because I 'm afraid it is n't right to imagine such things .
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