āIām very glad you feel the same,ā said Anne decidedly. āItās so encouraging. I shanāt worry so much over that after this. But I dare say thereāll be other things to worry me. They keep coming up new all the timeā āthings to perplex you, you know. You settle one question and thereās another right after. There are so many things to be thought over and decided when youāre beginning to grow up. It keeps me busy all the time thinking them over and deciding what is right. Itās a serious thing to grow up, isnāt it, Marilla? But when I have such good friends as you and Matthew and Mrs. Allan and Miss Stacy I ought to grow up successfully, and Iām sure it will be my own fault if I donāt. I feel itās a great responsibility because I have only the one chance. If I donāt grow up right I canāt go back and begin over again. Iāve grown two inches this summer, Marilla. Mr.
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