I thought he 'd just be like the other men Leslie had boarded -- conceited young asses , every one of them , that she never had any use for . One of them did try to flirt with her once and she froze him out -- so bad , I feel sure he 's never got himself thawed since . So I never thought of any danger . '' `` Do n't let Leslie suspect you know her secret , '' said Anne hurriedly . `` I think it would hurt her . '' `` Trust me , Anne , dearie . I was n't born yesterday . Oh , a plague on all the men ! One of them ruined Leslie 's life to begin with , and now another of the tribe comes and makes her still more wretched . Anne , this world is an awful place , believe me . '' `` There 's something in the world amiss Will be unriddled by and by , '' quoted Anne dreamily . `` If it is , it 'll be in a world where there are n't any men , '' said Miss Cornelia gloomily . `` What have the men been doing now ? '' asked Gilbert , entering . `` Mischief -- mischief ! What else did they ever do ? '' `` It was Eve ate the apple , Miss Cornelia . '' '' 'T was a he-creature tempted her , '' retorted Miss Cornelia triumphantly . Leslie , after her first anguish was over , found it possible to go on with life after all , as most of us do , no matter what our particular form of torment has been . It is even possible that she enjoyed moments of it , when she was one of the gay circle in the little house of dreams .
But if Anne ever hoped that she was forgetting Owen Ford she would have been undeceived by the furtive hunger XXXXX Leslie 's eyes whenever his name was mentioned .
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