Do you know , Rilla , that when night-time comes I 'm always glad I live in the country . We know the real charm of night here as town dwellers never do . Every night is beautiful in the country -- even the stormy ones . I love a wild night storm on this old gulf shore . As for a night like this , it is almost too beautiful -- it belongs to youth and dreamland and I 'm half afraid of it . '' `` I feel as if I were part of it , '' said Rilla . `` Ah yes , you 're young enough not to be afraid of perfect things . Well , here we are at the House of Dreams . It seems lonely this summer . The Fords did n't come ? '' `` Mr. and Mrs. Ford and Persis did n't . Kenneth did -- but he stayed with his mother 's people over-harbour . We have n't seen a great deal of him this summer . He 's a little lame , so did n't go about very much . '' `` Lame ? What happened to him ? '' `` He broke his ankle in a football game last fall and was laid up most of the winter . He has limped a little ever since but it is getting better all the time and he expects it will be all right before long . He has been up to Ingleside only twice . '' `` Ethel Reese is simply crazy about him , '' said Mary Vance .
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