Anne ​of Ingleside (Anne 6.) 9 csillagozás

„Snow in April is abominable,” said Anne. „Like a slap in the face when you expected a kiss.”

122. oldal (Chapter 21)

To be sure, the dining-room carpet has been practically ruined by two spilled saucerfuls of ice-cream and a plateful of cake being ground into it; Gilbert's grandmother's Bristol glass candlesticks had been smashed to smithereens; somebody had upset a pitcherful of rainwater in the spare room which had soaked down and discoloured the library ceiling in a tragic fashion; the tassels were half torn off the chesterfield; Susan's big Boston fern, the pride of her heart, had apparently been sat upon by some large and heavy person. But on the credit side of the ledger was the fact that, unless all signs failed, Alden had fallen for Stella. Anne thought the balance was in her favour.

16. fejezet

Mothers were the same all through the centuries… a great sisterhood of love and service… the remembered and the unremembered alike.

163. oldal

Swish went Aunt Mary Maria's taffeta skirt. Crash went the basket of roses as she swept past it. Click went Aunt Mary Maria's high heels up the stairs. Bang went Aunt Mary Maria's door in the distance.

14. fejezet