I ought to be home studying my Virgil -- that horrid old professor gave us twenty lines to start in on tomorrow . But I simply could n't settle down to study tonight . Anne , methinks I see the traces of tears . If you 've been crying DO own up . It will restore my self-respect , for I was shedding tears freely before Ruby came along . I do n't mind being a goose so much if somebody else is goosey , too . Cake ? You 'll give me a teeny piece , wo n't you ? Thank you . It has the real Avonlea flavor . '' Ruby , perceiving the Queen 's calendar lying on the table , wanted to know if Anne meant to try for the gold medal . Anne blushed and admitted she was thinking of it . `` Oh , that reminds me , '' said Josie , `` Queen 's is to get one of the Avery scholarships after all . The word came today . Frank Stockley told me -- his uncle is one of the board of governors , you know . It will be announced in the Academy tomorrow . '' An Avery scholarship ! Anne felt her heart beat more quickly , and the horizons of her ambition shifted and broadened as if by magic . Before Josie had told the news Anne 's highest pinnacle of aspiration had been a teacher 's provincial license , First Class , at the end of the year , and perhaps the medal ! But now in one moment Anne saw herself winning the Avery scholarship , taking an Arts course at Redmond College , and graduating in a gown and mortar board , before the echo of Josie 's words had died away .
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