Give me time . '' The doctor and his wife went out of the room . Jem had gone -- Walter had gone -- Shirley got up to go . Rilla and Susan remained staring at each other across the deserted table . Rilla had not yet cried -- she was too stunned for tears . Then she saw that Susan was crying -- Susan , whom she had never seen shed a tear before . `` Oh , Susan , will he really go ? '' she asked . `` It -- it -- it is just ridiculous , that is what it is , '' said Susan . She wiped away her tears , gulped resolutely and got up . `` I am going to wash the dishes . That has to be done , even if everybody has gone crazy . There now , dearie , do not you cry . Jem will go , most likely -- but the war will be over long before he gets anywhere near it . Let us take a brace and not worry your poor mother . '' `` In the Enterprise today it was reported that Lord Kitchener says the war will last three years , '' said Rilla dubiously . `` I am not acquainted with Lord Kitchener , '' said Susan , composedly , `` but I dare say he makes mistakes as often as other people . Your father says it will be over in a few months and I have as much faith in his opinion as I have in Lord Anybody 's . So just let us be calm and trust in the Almighty and get this place tidied up . I am done with crying which is a waste of time and discourages everybody . ''
Jem and Jerry went to Charlottetown that night and two days later they came back XXXXX khaki .
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