We saw a man go up in a balloon . I 'd love to go up in a balloon , Marilla ; it would be simply thrilling ; and we saw a man selling fortunes . You paid him ten cents and a little bird picked out your fortune for you . Miss Barry gave Diana and me ten cents each to have our fortunes told . Mine was that I would marry a dark-complected man who was very wealthy , and I would go across water to live . I looked carefully at all the dark men I saw after that , but I did n't care much for any of them , and anyhow I suppose it 's too early to be looking out for him yet . Oh , it was a never-to-be-forgotten day , Marilla . I was so tired I could n't sleep at night . Miss Barry put us in the spare room , according to promise . It was an elegant room , Marilla , but somehow sleeping in a spare room is n't what I used to think it was . That 's the worst of growing up , and I 'm beginning to realize it . The things you wanted so much when you were a child do n't seem half so wonderful to you when you get them . '' Thursday the girls had a drive in the park , and in the evening Miss Barry took them to a concert in the Academy of Music , where a noted prima donna was to sing . To Anne the evening was a glittering vision of delight . `` Oh , Marilla , it was beyond description . I was so excited I could n't even talk , so you may know what it was like . I just sat in enraptured silence . Madame Selitsky was perfectly beautiful , and wore white satin and diamonds . But when she began to sing I never thought about anything else . Oh , I ca n't tell you how I felt .
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