"Annie, it's time to sew." Marilla looked at her watch and said to herself. At the same time, she looked out of the window with some sleepy eyes. "I have set the activity time at more than half an hour. I thought I was playing with Diana, but Matthew and I were sitting on a firewood pile. This child, she clearly knows that she has to do needlework, Marshall is really a problem, and she is honestly addicted to it like a fool. Annie, the more you talk, the more you talk, the more ridiculous you are. Seems a little carried away. Hey, Annie Jerry, come in at once! Do you understand? "
Marilla tapped on the west window with her fingertips. After hearing the greeting, Anne ran back from the yard, her cheeks were reddish and her red hair was not braided.
"Oh, Marilla." Anne panted to Marilla. "Next week, the school will go out for an outing on Sunday. The place is an empty meadow on Mount Harmon Andrews near Bibo Lake. It is said that President Bell's wife and Mrs Linde are going to make us ice cream. Marilla, can I go? "
"Okay, okay, look at your watch, Annie. When did I ask you to come back? "
"It's two o'clock now, but Marilla, are you very dissatisfied with this outing? Can I go or not? Although I used to have a dream of going out for an outing, I haven't ... "
"Yes, I mean, let you come back at two o'clock, but it's already two fifteen. Annie, why don't you listen? "
"It's not that I don't want to be obedient, I really want to be obedient, but the outing is too tempting for me, so I naturally can't help but say a few words about the outing to Matthew, because Matthew is the person I can talk to most. Please, give me a happy word, can I go? "
"If I say when I will come back, that means I will come back at the right time. I didn't say I wouldn't be back for half an hour, and I don't need to find an excuse to talk to the person I can talk to best.
Next is the outing. Naturally, because you are also a Sunday school student, so are the other children. I didn't say not to let you go. "
"But, but ..." Annie said hesitantly. "Diana said that everyone should bring a basket of food for everyone. I can't cook, Marilla, so, therefore, it doesn't matter if I don't have lantern sleeves, but if I have to give up the outing because I can't bring a basket of food, it will be really embarrassing. I've been pulling a long face since Diana said that. "
"Well, don't worry. Let me make something for you. "
"Really? Marilla. You really hurt me, thank you so much! "
Say that finish, Anne threw herself into Marilla's arms and kissed Marilla's bloody face. Marilla was kissed by a child for the first time in her life, and there was an indescribable sweetness in her heart. This feeling quickly spread throughout her body. Anne's bold move really made Marilla very happy, but because of this, her tone became arrogant and cold.
"Line, line, kiss a good, but it is important to do as I say. I'll teach you how to cook in a few days, but I'm still a little sloppy anyway. I want to wait until you calm down. Cooking this thing, if you can't concentrate, especially if you don't think in the middle, you can't do it.
Ok, go and get those rags and try to sew them into squares before drinking tea. "
"I don't like these rags." Anne nagged unhappily, and at the same time found out the sewing box and sat down in front of the pile of red, white and diamond pieces of cloth.
"I thought it was a pleasant needlework, but there was a pile of rags in front of me, and there was no room for fantasy. After sewing one, we need to sew another one. Even so, there seems to be no progress. Of course, the sewing life is better for Anne in Green Gabruz than for Anne who is just playful and homeless. However, it would be nice if sewing time passed as quickly as Diana and I played together.
"Oh, Marilla, do you blame me? Generally speaking, when it's time for fantasy, I can't do it without fantasy. Fantasy is my best. Diana is almost inferior in this respect and needs to work harder. You see, there is an ordinary mountain on the other side of the river between our farm and Mount Barry, and that is Mount William Bell. There is a circle of small birch trees in a corner, which is a very romantic place.
"Diana and I played house there. I named it idol Wilton, which is a poetic name. I've been racking my brains for this name all night. Just before I fell asleep, I seemed to be inspired by God. Diana really recognized God when I told her. In short, it is too difficult to name it.
"Our house is well built. Please come and have a look, Marilla. Those big rocks covered with lichens are chairs, and the branches are covered with boards to form shelves, on which some dishes and the like are put. Of course, they are all broken plates, but we regard them as new plates. This is very simple. There are also some plates with red and yellow ivy patterns, which are very beautiful and should be put in the living room. And the goblin mirror The goblin's mirror is very beautiful. Diana found them in the Woods behind the henhouse. They were covered with rainbows. However, those rainbows have not grown up yet, and they are still rainbows in infancy. They are fragments of chandeliers used by Diana's mother in the past, and they are most easily imagined as dance nights when goblins have disappeared. So it's called the mirror of the goblin. Marshall made a table for us. Oh, and there is a small round pool in Barry's stadium. We call it' Liuchi', which I borrowed from Diana's book. It's an exciting book. The heroine in the book has five lovers! If I were you, one would be enough. Don't you think so? The heroine is a peerless beauty and has suffered a lot all her life. After reading it, it was really touching.
"I am thin, but I am still very strong, but I seem a little fat recently. What did you say?/Sorry? Every morning when I get up, I wonder if I can get out of the dimple, and then I look at my elbow.
"If the weather is fine next Wednesday, I will wear the new embroidered dress with half sleeves that Diana gave me for an outing. If something happens and I can't go for an outing, I can't stand it. Even so, I will try to survive. This is really the sorrow of my life. Even if I can go a hundred times in the future, it can't replace this time. We are going to row the boat into Bibo Lake. Like I said just now, there is ice cream to eat. I have never eaten ice cream. Although Diana explained to me what ice cream is, I still can't imagine what ice cream looks like. "
"Annie, the watch has gone 10 minutes, and you have been nagging 10 minutes. Can't you hold your breath 10 minutes? " Marilla finally chimed in.
Anne kept her mouth shut according to Marilla's words, but from morning till night, whether she thought about it or said it, she still dreamed of an outing.
"It rained on Saturday. What if it rains until Wednesday? " Annie has always wanted to go out for an outing, and she is crazy about it. In order to comfort her and calm her down, Marilla asked Anne to sew an extra rag.
On the way back from church on Sunday, Anne told Marilla what she thought. She trembled with excitement when the priest loudly announced the announcement of the outing on the platform.
"Marilla, I never believed that the outing was true before. No matter how I fantasize, it's useless. I didn't really believe it until the priest announced it today. "
"You are so stubborn, child." Marilla sighed. "I see, there will be many disappointments and setbacks waiting for you on the long road of life in the future."
"But, Marilla, isn't half happiness just longing?" Anne chimed in loudly. "Mrs. Linde said that the more expectations, the greater the disappointment. But I think nothing is more annoying than disappointment. "
On this day, as usual, Marilla wore an amethyst pin to church, which has become a habit of her. If she forgets to wear a pin, it's like forgetting the Bible and the donation of 10 cents. She always feels that she will be punished.
This amethyst pin is Marilla's most precious treasure. This is a gift from a sailor's uncle to Marilla's mother. She left it to Marilla. This brooch has a quaint oval shape, which contains a strand of Marilla's mother's hair and is surrounded by a beautiful amethyst. Marilla knows almost nothing about jewelry, and she can't know which grade this amethyst belongs to. Nevertheless, Marilla still thinks the brooch is the most beautiful thing in the world. Even if she can't see it when she wears it, she can realize that it is pinned to the neckline of a brown satin dress that she wears when she goes out, and it feels good.
Anne, who saw the amethyst brooch for the first time, praised it with excitement and envy: "Oh, how beautiful this brooch is!" " Why do you have to wait until you go to pray or listen to a sermon? If I were you, I wouldn't do that. This amethyst is really beautiful. I think it's like a diamond. Before, when I didn't see the real diamond, I saw a description of it in a book and imagined its appearance. This amethyst sparkles. This must be a very beautiful stone. One day, I happened to see a woman wearing a real diamond ring on her finger, but it disappointed me. Of course, diamonds are beautiful, but they are not what I expected. Marilla, can I have a hug? Amethyst may be the lavender soul of a good boy? "