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"There's no use reasoning with Anne now.

She's too worked up and I've an idea she can be awful stubborn if she takes the notion.

Far as I can make out from her story, Mr. Phillips has been carrying matters with a rather high hand.

But it would never do to say so to her.

I'll just talk it over with Rachel.

She's sent ten children to school and she ought to know something about it.

She'll have heard the whole story, too, by this time."

Marilla found Mrs. Lynde knitting quilts as industriously and cheerfully as usual.

"I suppose you know what I've come about," she said, a little shamefacedly.

Mrs. Rachel nodded.

"About Anne's fuss in school, I reckon," she said.

"Tillie Boulter was in on her way home from school and told me about it." "I don't know what to do with her," said Marilla.

"She declares she won't go back to school.

I never saw a child so worked up.

I've been expecting trouble ever since she started to school.

I knew things were going too smooth to last.

She's so high strung.

What would you advise, Rachel?"

"Well, since you've asked my advice, Marilla," said Mrs. Lynde amiably-Mrs. Lynde dearly loved to be asked for advice-"I'd just humor her a little at first, that's what I'd do.

It's my belief that Mr. Phillips was in the wrong.

Of course, it doesn't do to say so to the children, you know.

And of course he did right to punish her yesterday for giving way to temper.

But today it was different.

The others who were late should have been punished as well as Anne, that's what.

And I don't believe in making the girls sit with the boys for punishment.

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