Together they walked up the golden arcade to tell the others . That night Charlotte and Ellen cried with happiness as they talked it over in the twilight . `` How beautiful ! '' murmured Charlotte softly . `` We shall not lose Worth after all . Ellen , I could not have borne it to see that girl go utterly out of our lives again . '' `` I always hoped and believed that Elizabeth 's child would somehow bring us all together again , '' said Ellen happily . Freda 's Adopted Grave North Point , where Freda lived , was the bleakest settlement in the world . Even its inhabitants , who loved it , had to admit that . The northeast winds swept whistling up the bay and blew rawly over the long hill that sloped down to it , blighting everything that was in their way . Only the sturdy firs and spruces could hold their own against it . So there were no orchards or groves or flower gardens in North Point . Just over the hill , in a sheltered southwest valley , was the North Point church with the graveyard behind it , and this graveyard was the most beautiful spot in North Point or near it . The North Point folk loved flowers . They could not have them about their homes , so they had them in their graveyard . It was a matter of pride with each family to keep the separate plot neatly trimmed and weeded and adorned with beautiful blossoms . It was one of the unwritten laws of the little community that on some selected day in May everybody would repair to the graveyard to plant , trim and clip . It was not an unpleasant duty , even to those whose sorrow was fresh . It seemed as if they were still doing something for the friends who had gone when they made their earthly resting places beautiful . As for the children , they looked forward to `` Graveyard Day '' as a very delightful anniversary , and it divided its spring honours with the amount of the herring catch .
`` Tomorrow is Graveyard Day , '' said Minnie Hutchinson at school recess , when all the little girls were sitting XXXXX the fence .
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