I suppose it's very old-fashioned ." "Don't be bitter, Anne-girl.

You know you don't think it old-fashioned--you know you have the very same idea of sacredness of assumed responsibilities yourself.

And you are right.

Shirking responsibilities is the curse of our modern life--the secret of all the unrest and discontent that is seething in the world." "Thus saith the preacher," mocked Anne.

But under the mockery she felt that he was right; and she was very sick at heart for Leslie.
A week later Miss Cornelia descended like an avalanche upon the little house.