It would be tempting Fate . '' `` Mr. Blake is afraid to ask you to marry him , Phil . He is poor and ca n't offer you a home such as you 've always had . You know that is the only reason he has n't spoken long ago . '' `` I suppose so , '' agreed Phil dolefully . `` Well '' -- brightening up -- `` if he WO N'T ask me to marry him I 'll ask him , that 's all . So it 's bound to come right . I wo n't worry . By the way , Gilbert Blythe is going about constantly with Christine Stuart . Did you know ? '' Anne was trying to fasten a little gold chain about her throat . She suddenly found the clasp difficult to manage . WHAT was the matter with it -- or with her fingers ? `` No , '' she said carelessly . `` Who is Christine Stuart ? '' `` Ronald Stuart 's sister . She 's in Kingsport this winter studying music . I have n't seen her , but they say she 's very pretty and that Gilbert is quite crazy over her . How angry I was when you refused Gilbert , Anne . But Roy Gardner was foreordained for you .
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