Classic Starts® by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Author:Lucy Maud Montgomery
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: ebook, book
Publisher: Sterling Children's Books
Published: 2010-12-07T00:00:00+00:00
CHAPTER 12
A Concert and a Catastrophe
Marilla, can I go over to see Diana for a minute?â asked Anne, rushing down from her room.
âI donât want you running about after dark,â Marilla said. âYou saw Diana all day at school and you walked home together. What more do you need to say?â
âBut she wants to see me,â pleaded Anne. âShe sent a message to me from her window with a candle. So many flashes mean a certain thing. Diana just flashed five times, which means she needs to see me right away.â
âOh, very well, Anne,â Marilla said finally. âI want you back here in ten minutes.â
Anne quickly put on her coat and boots and ran down the hill to meet Diana. She was back in the kitchen just ten minutes later, breathless and excited.
âOh, Marilla, can you believe it? Tomorrow is Dianaâs birthday and her mother says I can sleep overnight at their place. Dianaâs cousins are coming in and weâre all going to a concert at the town hall.â Anne could barely contain herself.
âDonât get so excited, Anne,â Marilla said. âI donât think staying up late and traveling to concerts in winter is a good idea.â
âBut itâs a very special occasion,â Anne pleaded. âCouldnât we make an exception? There will be speeches and stories. Prissy Andrews is reading a poem.â
âYou heard what I said, Anne. Now, take off your boots and go to bed.â
Once again Matthew stepped in. When Anne was safely upstairs he told Marilla that he thought Anne should go to the concert. After a short talk, Marilla walked to Anneâs room to say she had changed her mind. Anne, of course, was overjoyed.
The next nightâs activities began with an âelegant teaâ at Dianaâs house. Then they got dressed for their night out. Anne was a little sad because her dress was so plain next to Dianaâs, but not too sad. She was so excited about the eveningâs events that little else mattered.
Dianaâs cousins arrived in a sleigh. Anne and Diana joined them among the blankets and straw, marveling at the beautiful sunset as they rode. Anne paid close attention to every detail, every word spoken, because she knew this was a night to remember.
The concert was a series of thrillsâall the readings and songs. The one disappointment for Anne was Gilbert Blytheâs reading. Anne picked up a library book and held it in front of her face. When he was finished, and the clapping was over, she returned the book to her lap.
They returned to the Barrysâ at eleven oâclock. The house was dark and quiet. Mr. Barry lit the hall lamp for them as they took off their coats and boots.
Anne suggested a race to the bedroom. They ran toward Dianaâs room, giggling, flung open the door, and leaped onto the bed.
And what did they find? Well, they werenât alone. As soon as they landed on the bed, they heard a muffled cry: âMerciful goodness!â
The two girls, shocked and surprised, ran just as quickly out of the room.
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