Matthew is going to make us a table . Oh , we have named that little round pool over in Mr. Barry 's field Willowmere . I got that name out of the book Diana lent me . That was a thrilling book , Marilla . The heroine had five lovers . I 'd be satisfied with one , would n't you ? She was very handsome and she went through great tribulations . She could faint as easy as anything . I 'd love to be able to faint , would n't you , Marilla ? It 's so romantic . But I 'm really very healthy for all I 'm so thin . I believe I 'm getting fatter , though . Do n't you think I am ? I look at my elbows every morning when I get up to see if any dimples are coming . Diana is having a new dress made with elbow sleeves . She is going to wear it to the picnic . Oh , I do hope it will be fine next Wednesday . I do n't feel that I could endure the disappointment if anything happened to prevent me from getting to the picnic . I suppose I 'd live through it , but I 'm certain it would be a lifelong sorrow . It would n't matter if I got to a hundred picnics in after years ; they would n't make up for missing this one .
They 're going XXXXX have boats on the Lake of Shining Waters -- and ice cream , as I told you .
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