CHAPTER XVIII.
Miss Josepine Remembers the Anne-girl When Christmas holidays came the girls of Patty's Place scattered to their respective homes, but Aunt Jamesina elected to stay where she was.
"I couldn't go to any of the places I've been invited and take those three cats," she said.

"And I'm not going to leave the poor creatures here alone for nearly three weeks.

If we had any decent neighbors who would feed them I might, but there's nothing except millionaires on this street.

So I'll stay here and keep Patty's Place warm for you." Anne went home with the usual joyous anticipations--which were not wholly fulfilled.

She found Avonlea in the grip of such an early, cold, and stormy winter as even the "oldest inhabitant" could not recall.
Green Gables was literally hemmed in by huge drifts.