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ANNE OF AVONLEA
by Lucy Maud Montgomery
To
my former teacher
HATTIE GORDON SMITH
in grateful remembrance of her
sympathy and encouragement.
Flowers spring to blossom where she walks
The careful ways of duty,
Our hard, stiff lines of life with her
Are flowing curves of beauty.
—WHITTIER
Contents
CHAPTER I. An Irate Neighbor