So I took the brooch . I thought I could put it back before you came home . I went all the way around by the road to lengthen out the time . When I was going over the bridge across the Lake of Shining Waters I took the brooch off to have another look at it . Oh , how it did shine in the sunlight ! And then , when I was leaning over the bridge , it just slipped through my fingers -- so -- and went down -- down -- down , all purply-sparkling , and sank forevermore beneath the Lake of Shining Waters . And that 's the best I can do at confessing , Marilla . '' Marilla felt hot anger surge up into her heart again . This child had taken and lost her treasured amethyst brooch and now sat there calmly reciting the details thereof without the least apparent compunction or repentance . `` Anne , this is terrible , '' she said , trying to speak calmly . `` You are the very wickedest girl I ever heard of . '' `` Yes , I suppose I am , '' agreed Anne tranquilly . `` And I know I 'll have to be punished . It 'll be your duty to punish me , Marilla . Wo n't you please get it over right off because I 'd like to go to the picnic with nothing on my mind . '' `` Picnic , indeed ! You 'll go to no picnic today , Anne Shirley . That shall be your punishment . And it is n't half severe enough either for what you 've done ! '' `` Not go to the picnic ! ''
Anne sprang XXXXX her feet and clutched Marilla 's hand .
So across before beneath in into of over through to