âYes. That is, I wouldnât say school to her again until she said it herself. Depend upon it, Marilla, sheâll cool off in a week or so and be ready enough to go back of her own accord, thatâs what, while, if you were to make her go back right off, dear knows what freak or tantrum sheâd take next and make more trouble than ever. The less fuss made the better, in my opinion. She wonât miss much by not going to school, as far as that goes. Mr. Phillips isnât any good at all as a teacher. The order he keeps is scandalous, thatâs what, and he neglects the young fry and puts all his time on those big scholars heâs getting ready for Queenâs. Heâd never have got the school for another year if his uncle hadnât been a trusteeâ â the trustee, for he just leads the other two around by the nose, thatâs what. I declare, I donât know what education in this Island is coming to.â
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