Was n't Jem the dearest baby in the old House of Dreams ? and now he 's a B.A. and accused of courting . '' `` We 're all growing older , '' sighed Miss Cornelia . `` The only part of me that feels old , '' said Mrs. Blythe , `` is the ankle I broke when Josie Pye dared me to walk the Barry ridge-pole in the Green Gables days . I have an ache in it when the wind is east . I wo n't admit that it is rheumatism , but it does ache . As for the children , they and the Merediths are planning a gay summer before they have to go back to studies in the fall . They are such a fun-loving little crowd . They keep this house in a perpetual whirl of merriment . '' `` Is Rilla going to Queen 's when Shirley goes back ? '' `` It is n't decided yet . I rather fancy not . Her father thinks she is not quite strong enough -- she has rather outgrown her strength -- she 's really absurdly tall for a girl not yet fifteen . I am not anxious to have her go -- why , it would be terrible not to have a single one of my babies home with me next winter . Susan and I would fall to fighting with each other to break the monotony . '' Susan smiled at this pleasantry . The idea of her fighting with `` Mrs. Dr. dear ! '' `` Does Rilla herself want to go ? '' asked Miss Cornelia . `` No .
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