Her father thinks she is not quite strong enough--she has rather outgrown her strength--she's really absurdly tall for a girl not yet fifteen.

I am not anxious to have her go--why, it would be terrible not to have a single one of my babies home with me next winter.

Susan and I would fall to fighting with each other to break the monotony." Susan smiled at this pleasantry.

The idea of her fighting with "Mrs.
Dr.dear!" "Does Rilla herself want to go ?" asked Miss Cornelia.
"No.

The truth is, Rilla is the only one of my flock who isn't ambitious.