john3859
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Wysłany: Wto 12:18, 15 Lut 2011 Temat postu: theworldwas
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weren'tthoughwhenIsawMatthewstartingofftoday.Ithought
maybe he was going to the doctor's.
Marilla'slipstwitchedunderstandingly.ShehadexpectedMrs.Rachel
up;shehadknownthatthesightofMatthewjauntingoffsounaccount-
ably would be too much for her neighbor's curiosity.
OhnoI'mquitewellalthoughIhadabadheadacheyesterdayshe
said.MatthewwenttoBrightRiver.We'regettingalittleboyfroman
orphan asylum in Nova Scotia and he's coming on the train tonight.
IfMarillahadsaidthatMatthewhadgonetoBrightRivertomeeta
kangaroofromAustraliaMrs.Rachelcouldnothavebeenmoreaston-
ished.Shewasactuallystrickendumbforfiveseconds.Itwasunsuppos-
ablethatMarillawasmakingfunofherbutMrs.Rachelwasalmost
forced to suppose it.
AreyouinearnestMarilla?
shedemandedwhenvoicereturnedto
her.
YesofcoursesaidMarilla andVirgil,asifgettingboysfromorphanasylums
inNovaScotiawerepartoftheusualspringworkonanywell-regulated
Avonlea farm instead of being an unheard of innovation.
Mrs.Rachelfeltthatshehadreceivedaseverementaljolt.Shethought
inexclamationpoints.Aboy [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] —Wellmighthenotdivine
theunnaturalreason!MarillaandMatthewCuthbertofall
peopleadoptingaboy [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]!Fromanorphanasylum!Well,theworldwas
certainlyturningupsidedown!Shewouldbesurprisedatnothingafter
this! Nothing [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]!
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