Mother has plenty of decision . But I really hated the thought of being married for a few years yet . I want to have heaps of fun before I settle down . And , ridiculous as the idea of my being a B.A. is , the idea of my being an old married woman is still more absurd , is n't it ? I 'm only eighteen . No , I concluded I would rather come to Redmond than be married . Besides , how could I ever have made up my mind which man to marry ? '' `` Were there so many ? '' laughed Anne . `` Heaps . The boys like me awfully -- they really do . But there were only two that mattered . The rest were all too young and too poor . I must marry a rich man , you know . '' `` Why must you ? '' `` Honey , you could n't imagine ME being a poor man 's wife , could you ? I ca n't do a single useful thing , and I am VERY extravagant . Oh , no , my husband must have heaps of money . So that narrowed them down to two . But I could n't decide between two any easier than between two hundred .
I knew perfectly well that whichever one I chose I 'd regret all my life XXXXX I had n't married the other . ''
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