It would have been such a romantic experience to have been nearly drowned.

It would be such a thrilling tale to tell.

And we had the ice cream.

Words fail me to describe that ice cream.

Marilla, I assure you it was sublime." That evening Marilla told the whole story to Matthew over her stocking basket.
"I'm willing to own up that I made a mistake," she concluded candidly, "but I've learned a lesson.