For the rest she trusted everything to Anne.
How those girls enjoyed putting their nest in order! As Phil said, it was almost as good as getting married.

You had the fun of homemaking without the bother of a husband.

All brought something with them to adorn or make comfortable the little house.

Pris and Phil and Stella had knick-knacks and pictures galore, which latter they proceeded to hang according to taste, in reckless disregard of Miss Patty's new paper.
"We'll putty the holes up when we leave, dear--she'll never know," they said to protesting Anne.
Diana had given Anne a pine needle cushion and Miss Ada had given both her and Priscilla a fearfully and wonderfully embroidered one.

Marilla had sent a big box of preserves, and darkly hinted at a hamper for Thanksgiving, and Mrs.Lynde gave Anne a patchwork quilt and loaned her five more.
"You take them," she said authoritatively.