-- the train rounded a curve . They had gone . Rilla came to herself with a gasp . There was a sudden quiet . Nothing to do now but to go home -- and wait . The doctor and Mrs. Blythe walked off together -- so did Nan and Faith -- so did John Meredith and Rosemary . Walter and Una and Shirley and Di and Carl and Rilla went in a group . Susan had put her bonnet back on her head , hindside foremost , and stalked grimly off alone . Nobody missed Dog Monday at first . When they did Shirley went back for him . He found Dog Monday curled up in one of the shipping-sheds near the station and tried to coax him home . Dog Monday would not move . He wagged his tail to show he had no hard feelings but no blandishments availed to budge him . `` Guess Monday has made up his mind to wait there till Jem comes back , '' said Shirley , trying to laugh as he rejoined the rest . This was exactly what Dog Monday had done . His dear master had gone -- he , Monday , had been deliberately and of malice aforethought prevented from going with him by a demon disguised in the garb of a Methodist minister . Wherefore , he , Monday , would wait there until the smoking , snorting monster , which had carried his hero off , carried him back . Ay , wait there , little faithful dog with the soft , wistful , puzzled eyes . But it will be many a long bitter day before your boyish comrade comes back to you . The doctor was away on a case that night and Susan stalked into Mrs. Blythe 's room on her way to bed to see if her adored Mrs. Dr. dear were `` comfortable and composed . ''
She paused solemnly at the foot XXXXX the bed and solemnly declared , `` Mrs. Dr. dear , I have made up my mind to be a heroine . ''
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