Anne's House of Dreams by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery
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magnificent; and her lips were as crimson as the bunch
of blood-red poppies she wore at her belt. "Gilbert, who is the girl we have just passed?" asked Anne, in a low voice. "I didn't notice any girl," said Gilbert, who had eyes only for his bride. "She was standing by that gate--no, don't look back. She is still watching us. I never saw such a beautiful face." "I don't remember seeing any very handsome girls while I was here. There are some pretty girls up at the Glen, but I hardly think they could be called beautiful." "This girl is. You can't have seen her, or you would remember her. Nobody could forget her. I never saw such a face except in pictures. And her hair! It made me think of Browning's `cord of gold' and `gorgeous snake'!" "Probably she's some visitor in Four Winds--likely some one from that big summer hotel over the harbor." "She wore a white apron and she was driving geese." "She might do that for amusement. Look, Anne--there's |
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