I 'm rather glad I have one . Are we going across the Lake of Shining Waters today ? '' `` We 're not going over Barry 's pond , if that 's what you mean by your Lake of Shining Waters . We 're going by the shore road . '' `` Shore road sounds nice , '' said Anne dreamily . `` Is it as nice as it sounds ? Just when you said ` shore road ' I saw it in a picture in my mind , as quick as that ! And White Sands is a pretty name , too ; but I do n't like it as well as Avonlea . Avonlea is a lovely name . It just sounds like music . How far is it to White Sands ? '' `` It 's five miles ; and as you 're evidently bent on talking you might as well talk to some purpose by telling me what you know about yourself . '' `` Oh , what I KNOW about myself is n't really worth telling , '' said Anne eagerly . `` If you 'll only let me tell you what I IMAGINE about myself you 'll think it ever so much more interesting . '' `` No , I do n't want any of your imaginings . Just you stick to bald facts . Begin at the beginning . Where were you born and how old are you ? '' `` I was eleven last March , '' said Anne , resigning herself to bald facts with a little sigh . `` And I was born in Bolingbroke , Nova Scotia .
My father 's name was Walter Shirley , and he was a teacher XXXXX the Bolingbroke High School .
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