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Mrs. lynde says, 'blessed are they who expect nothing for they shall not be disappointed.
-Lucy Maud Montgomery
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Mrs. Lynde Says, 'blessed Are They Who

Lucy Maud Montgomery
Mrs. lynde says, 'blessed are they who expect nothing for they shall not be disappointed.
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"oh, marilla, looking forward to things is half the pleasure of them," exclaimed anne. "you mayn't get the things themselves; but nothing can prevent you from having the fun of looking forward to them. mrs. lynde says, 'blessed are they who expect nothing for they shall not be disappointed.' but i think it would be worse to expect nothing than to be disappointed.".
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Few things in avonlea ever escaped mrs. lynde. it was only that morning anne had said, "if you went to your own room at midnight, locked the door, pulled down the blind, and sneezed, mrs. lynde would ask you the next day how your cold was!
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There are plenty of people, in avonlea and out of it, who can attend closely to their neighbours' business by dint of neglecting their own; but mrs. rachel lynde was one of those capable creatures who can manage their own concerns and those of other folks into the bargain.
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There was no mistaking her sincerity--it breathed in every tone of her voice. both marilla and mrs. lynde recognized its unmistakable ring. but the former understood in dismay that anne was actually enjoying her valley of humiliation--was reveling in the thoroughness of her abasement. where was the wholesome punishment upon which she, marilla, had plumed herself? anne had turned it into a species of positive pleasure.
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