We REJOICE in our minister and his splendid boys and girls ! '' Anne stopped , partly because she was out of breath after her vehement speech and partly because she could not trust herself to speak further in view of Miss Cornelia 's face . That good lady was staring helplessly at Anne , apparently engulfed in billows of new ideas . But she came up with a gasp and struck out for shore gallantly . `` Anne Blythe , I wish you WOULD call that meeting and say just that ! You 've made me ashamed of myself , for one , and far be it from me to refuse to admit it . OF COURSE , that is how we should have talked -- especially to the Methodists . And it 's every word of it true -- every word . We 've just been shutting our eyes to the big worth-while things and squinting them on the little things that do n't really matter a pin 's worth . Oh , Anne dearie , I can see a thing when it 's hammered into my head . No more apologizing for Cornelia Marshall ! I shall hold MY head up after this , believe ME -- though I MAY talk things over with you as usual just to relieve my feelings if the Merediths do any more startling stunts . Even that letter I felt so bad about -- why , it 's only a good joke after all , as Norman says . Not many girls would have been cute enough to think of writing it -- and all punctuated so nicely and not one word misspelled . Just let me hear any Methodist say one word about it -- though all the same I 'll never forgive Joe Vickers -- believe ME ! Where are the rest of your small fry to-night ? '' `` Walter and the twins are in Rainbow Valley . Jem is studying in the garret . '' `` They are all crazy about Rainbow Valley . Mary Vance thinks it 's the only place in the world .
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