I ca n't get away from that conviction . '' `` Oh , I know the Blythe stubbornness , '' groaned Anne . `` But do n't do this solely on your own responsibility . Consult Doctor Dave . '' `` I HAVE done so , '' said Gilbert reluctantly . `` And what did he say ? '' `` In brief -- as you say -- leave well enough alone . Apart from his prejudice against new-fangled surgery , I 'm afraid he looks at the case from your point of view -- do n't do it , for Leslie 's sake . '' `` There now , '' cried Anne triumphantly . `` I do think , Gilbert , that you ought to abide by the judgment of a man nearly eighty , who has seen a great deal and saved scores of lives himself -- surely his opinion ought to weigh more than a mere boy 's . '' `` Thank you . '' `` Do n't laugh . It 's too serious . '' `` That 's just my point . It IS serious . Here is a man who is a helpless burden . He may be restored to reason and usefulness -- '' `` He was so very useful before , '' interjected Anne witheringly . `` He may be given a chance to make good and redeem the past . His wife does n't know this . I do .
It is therefore my duty XXXXX tell her that there is such a possibility .
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