And would you believe it, Marilla?
Mrs.
Allan told me she was a dunce at geometry too.

You don't know how that encouraged me.

Mrs.Lynde came to the manse just before I left, and what do you think, Marilla?
The trustees have hired a new teacher and it's a lady.

Her name is Miss Muriel Stacy.

Isn't that a romantic name?
Mrs.
Lynde says they've never had a female teacher in Avonlea before and she thinks it is a dangerous innovation.