She had met her several times before leaving Kingsport , and had been charmingly sweet to her . Christine had also been charmingly sweet . Indeed , they were a most cordial pair . But for all that , their acquaintance had not ripened into friendship . Evidently Christine was not a kindred spirit . `` Are you going to be in Avonlea all summer ? '' asked Gilbert . `` No . I 'm going down east to Valley Road next week . Esther Haythorne wants me to teach for her through July and August . They have a summer term in that school , and Esther is n't feeling well . So I 'm going to substitute for her . In one way I do n't mind . Do you know , I 'm beginning to feel a little bit like a stranger in Avonlea now ? It makes me sorry -- but it 's true . It 's quite appalling to see the number of children who have shot up into big boys and girls -- really young men and women -- these past two years . Half of my pupils are grown up . It makes me feel awfully old to see them in the places you and I and our mates used to fill . '' Anne laughed and sighed . She felt very old and mature and wise -- which showed how young she was .
She told herself that she longed greatly to go back XXXXX those dear merry days when life was seen through a rosy mist of hope and illusion , and possessed an indefinable something that had passed away forever .
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