Of course, it's rather lonesome.

But then, I may as well get used to that." Anne smiled again, bravely facing the long years of solitary imprisonment before her.
Matthew recollected that he must say what he had come to say without loss of time, lest Marilla return prematurely.

"Well now, Anne, don't you think you'd better do it and have it over with ?" he whispered.
"It'll have to be done sooner or later, you know, for Marilla's a dreadful deter-mined woman--dreadful determined, Anne.

Do it right off, I say, and have it over." "Do you mean apologize to Mrs.Lynde ?" "Yes--apologize--that's the very word," said Matthew eagerly.

"Just smooth it over so to speak.