And suppose the operation is a failure and Dick remains the same . `` How will she be able to pay back the money she borrows , or make a living for herself and that big helpless creature if she sells the farm ? '' `` Oh , I know -- I know . But it is my duty to tell her . I ca n't get away from that conviction . '' `` Oh , I know the Blythe stubbornness , '' groaned Anne . `` But do n't do this solely on your own responsibility . Consult Doctor Dave . '' `` I HAVE done so , '' said Gilbert reluctantly . `` And what did he say ? '' `` In brief -- as you say -- leave well enough alone . Apart from his prejudice against new-fangled surgery , I 'm afraid he looks at the case from your point of view -- do n't do it , for Leslie 's sake . '' `` There now , '' cried Anne triumphantly . `` I do think , Gilbert , that you ought to abide by the judgment of a man nearly eighty , who has seen a great deal and saved scores of lives himself -- surely his opinion ought to weigh more than a mere boy 's . '' `` Thank you . '' `` Do n't laugh . It 's too serious . '' `` That 's just my point . It IS serious . Here is a man who is a helpless burden .
He may be restored XXXXX reason and usefulness -- '' `` He was so very useful before , '' interjected Anne witheringly .
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