If Cordelia is n't your name , what is ? '' `` Anne Shirley , '' reluctantly faltered forth the owner of that name , `` but , oh , please do call me Cordelia . It ca n't matter much to you what you call me if I 'm only going to be here a little while , can it ? And Anne is such an unromantic name . '' `` Unromantic fiddlesticks ! '' said the unsympathetic Marilla . `` Anne is a real good plain sensible name . You 've no need to be ashamed of it . '' `` Oh , I 'm not ashamed of it , '' explained Anne , `` only I like Cordelia better . I 've always imagined that my name was Cordelia -- at least , I always have of late years . When I was young I used to imagine it was Geraldine , but I like Cordelia better now . But if you call me Anne please call me Anne spelled with an E. '' `` What difference does it make how it 's spelled ? '' asked Marilla with another rusty smile as she picked up the teapot . `` Oh , it makes SUCH a difference . It LOOKS so much nicer . When you hear a name pronounced ca n't you always see it in your mind , just as if it was printed out ? I can ; and A-n-n looks dreadful , but A-n-n-e looks so much more distinguished . If you 'll only call me Anne spelled with an E I shall try to reconcile myself to not being called Cordelia . '' `` Very well , then , Anne spelled with an E , can you tell us how this mistake came to be made ? We sent word to Mrs. Spencer to bring us a boy .
Were there no boys XXXXX the asylum ? ''
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