A perfect thing is a gift of the gods -- a sort of compensation for what is coming afterwards . I 've seen that so often that I do n't care to hear people say they 've had a perfect time . June has been delightful , though . '' `` Of course , it has n't been very exciting , '' said Rilla . `` The only exciting thing that has happened in the Glen for a year was old Miss Mead fainting in Church . Sometimes I wish something dramatic would happen once in a while . '' `` Do n't wish it . Dramatic things always have a bitterness for some one . What a nice summer all you gay creatures will have ! And me moping at Lowbridge ! '' `` You 'll be over often , wo n't you ? I think there 's going to be lots of fun this summer , though I 'll just be on the fringe of things as usual , I suppose . Is n't it horrid when people think you 're a little girl when you 're not ? '' `` There 's plenty of time for you to be grown up , Rilla . Do n't wish your youth away . It goes too quickly . You 'll begin to taste life soon enough . '' `` Taste life ! I want to eat it , '' cried Rilla , laughing . `` I want everything -- everything a girl can have .
I 'll be fifteen XXXXX another month , and then nobody can say I 'm a child any longer .
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