Oh, Marilla, it was heartrending.

Mr.Phillips made such a beautiful farewell speech beginning, 'The time has come for us to part.' It was very affecting.

And he had tears in his eyes too, Marilla.

Oh, I felt dreadfully sorry and remorseful for all the times I'd talked in school and drawn pictures of him on my slate and made fun of him and Prissy.
I can tell you I wished I'd been a model pupil like Minnie Andrews.

She hadn't anything on her conscience.