Leslieshookherhead。
\"Notjustnow，thankyou，Anne。Idon’tfeellikehavinganotherdogyet。Idon’tseemtohaveanyaffectionleftforanother。Perhaps——intime——I’llletyougivemeone。Ireallyneedoneasakindofprotection。ButtherewassomethingalmosthumanaboutCarlo——itwouldn’tbeDECENTtofillhisplacetoohurriedly，dearoldfellow。\"
AnnewenttoAvonleaaweekbeforeChristmasandstayeduntilaftertheholidays。Gilbertcameupforher，andtherewasagladNewYearcelebrationatGreenGables，whenBarrysandBlythesandWrightsassembledtodevouradinnerwhichhadcostMrs。RachelandMarillamuchcarefulthoughtandpreparation。WhentheywentbacktoFourWindsthelittlehousewasalmostdriftedover，forthethirdstormofawinterthatwastoprovephenomenallystormyhadwhirleduptheharborandheapedhugesnowmountainsabouteverythingitencountered。ButCaptainJimhadshovelledoutdoorsandpaths，andMissCorneliahadcomedownandkindledthehearth-fire。
\"It’sgoodtoseeyouback，Anne，dearie！Butdidyoueverseesuchdrifts？Youcan’tseetheMooreplaceatallunlessyougoupstairs。Leslie’llbesogladyou’reback。She’salmostburiedaliveoverthere。
FortunatelyDickcanshovelsnow，andthinksit’sgreatfun。Susansentmewordtotellyoushewouldbeonhandtomorrow。Whereareyouofftonow，Captain？\"