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His father can't afford to send him to college next year, after all, so he means to earn his own way through.

I expect he'll get the school here if Miss Ames decides to leave."

Anne felt a queer little sensation of dismayed surprise.

She had not known this; she had expected that Gilbert would be going to Redmond also.

What would she do without their inspiring rivalry? Would not work, even at a coeducational college with a real degree in prospect, be rather flat without her friend the enemy?

The next morning at breakfast it suddenly struck Anne that Matthew was not looking well. Surely he was much grayer than he had been a year before.

"Marilla," she said hesitatingly when he had gone out, "is Matthew quite well?"

"No, he isn't," said Marilla in a troubled tone.

"He's had some real bad spells with his heart this spring and he won't spare himself a mite.

I've been real worried about him, but he's some better this while back and we've got a good hired man, so I'm hoping he'll kind of rest and pick up.

Maybe he will now you're home.

You always cheer him up."

Anne leaned across the table and took Marilla's face in her hands.

"You are not looking as well yourself as I'd like to see you, Marilla.

You look tired.

I'm afraid you've been working too hard.

You must take a rest, now that I'm home.

I'm just going to take this one day off to visit all the dear old spots and hunt up my old dreams, and then it will be your turn to be lazy while I do the work."

Marilla smiled affectionately at her girl.

"It's not the work-it's my head.

I've got a pain so often now-behind my eyes.

Doctor Spencer's been fussing with glasses, but they don't do me any good.

There is a distinguished oculist coming to the Island the last of June and the doctor says I must see him.

I guess I'll have to.

I can't read or sew with any comfort now.

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