`` I did , '' said Anne brazenly . `` Oh , you should have told me , Anne , '' Leslie cried passionately . `` If I had known I would have gone away -- I would n't have stayed here to meet him . You should have told me . It was n't fair of you , Anne -- oh , it was n't fair ! '' Leslie 's lips were trembling and her whole form was tense with emotion . But Anne laughed heartlessly . She bent over and kissed Leslie 's upturned reproachful face . `` Leslie , you are an adorable goose . Owen Ford did n't rush from the Pacific to the Atlantic from a burning desire to see ME . Neither do I believe that he was inspired by any wild and frenzied passion for Miss Cornelia . Take off your tragic airs , my dear friend , and fold them up and put them away in lavender . You 'll never need them again . There are some people who can see through a grindstone when there is a hole in it , even if you can not . I am not a prophetess , but I shall venture on a prediction . The bitterness of life is over for you . After this you are going to have the joys and hopes -- and I daresay the sorrows , too -- of a happy woman . The omen of the shadow of Venus did come true for you , Leslie . The year in which you saw it brought your life 's best gift for you -- your love for Owen Ford . Now , go right to bed and have a good sleep . ''
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