Of late she had managed not to be left alone with Gilbert.

But he had caught her fairly now; and even Rusty had deserted her.
Gilbert sat down beside her on the boulder and held out his Mayflowers.
"Don't these remind you of home and our old schoolday picnics, Anne ?" Anne took them and buried her face in them.
"I'm in Mr.Silas Sloane's barrens this very minute," she said rapturously.
"I suppose you will be there in reality in a few days ?" "No, not for a fortnight.

I'm going to visit with Phil in Bolingbroke before I go home.

You'll be in Avonlea before I will." "No, I shall not be in Avonlea at all this summer, Anne.

I've been offered a job in the Daily News office and I'm going to take it." "Oh," said Anne vaguely.