Not that it will be a great loss from any point of view . The Methodists are quite welcome to THEM . '' `` It serves Mrs. Burr right , '' said Susan , who had an old feud with the lady in question and had been hugely tickled over the reference to her in Faith 's letter . `` She will find that she will not be able to cheat the Methodist parson out of HIS salary with bad yarn . '' `` The worst of it is , there 's not much hope of things getting any better , '' said Miss Cornelia gloomily . `` As long as Mr. Meredith was going to see Rosemary West I did hope the manse would soon have a proper mistress . But that is all off . I suppose she would n't have him on account of the children -- at least , everybody seems to think so . '' `` I do not believe that he ever asked her , '' said Susan , who could not conceive of any one refusing a minister . `` Well , nobody knows anything about THAT . But one thing is certain , he does n't go there any longer . And Rosemary did n't look well all the spring . I hope her visit to Kingsport will do her good . She 's been gone for a month and will stay another month , I understand . I ca n't remember when Rosemary was away from home before . She and Ellen could never bear to be parted . But I understand Ellen insisted on her going this time . And meanwhile Ellen and Norman Douglas are warming up the old soup . '' `` Is that really so ? '' asked Anne , laughing .
`` I heard a rumour XXXXX it , but I hardly believed it . ''
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