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but the old house would still be there, looking seaward through its quaint windows. The autumn winds would blow around it mournfully, and the grey rain would beat upon it and the white mists would come in from the sea to enfold it; and the moonlight would fall over it and light up the old paths where the schoolmaster and his bride had walked. There on that old harbour shore the charm of story would linger; the wind would still whistle alluringly over the silver sand-dunes; the waves would still call from the red rock-coves.

‘But we will be gone,’ said Anne through her tears.

She went out, closing and locking the door behind her. Gilbert was waiting for her with a smile. The lighthouse star was gleaming northward. The little garden, where only marigolds still bloomed, was already hooding itself in shadows.

Anne knelt down and kissed the worn old step which she had crossed as a bride.

‘Good-bye, dear little house of dreams,’ she said.

Table of Contents

Cover

About the Author

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

CONTENTS

Anne's House of Dreams

1: IN THE GARRET OF GREEN GABLES

2: THE HOUSE OF DREAMS

3: THE LAND OF DREAMS AMONG

4: THE FIRST BRIDE OF GREEN GABLES

5: THE HOME-COMING

6: CAPTAIN JIM

7: THE SCHOOLMASTER'S BRIDE

8: MISS CORNELIA BRYANT COMES TO CALL

9: AN EVENING AT FOUR WINDS POINT

10: LESLIE MOORE

11: THE STORY OF LESLIE MOORE

12: LESLIE COMES OVER

13: A GHOSTLY EVENING

14: NOVEMBER DAYS

15: CHRISTMAS AT FOUR WINDS

16: NEW YEAR'S EVE AT THE LIGHT

17: A FOUR WINDS WINTER

18: SPRING DAYS

19: DAWN AND DUSK

20: LOST MARGARET

21: BARRIERS SWEPT AWAY

22: MISS CORNELIA ARRANGES MATTERS

23: OWEN FORD COMES

24: THE LIFE-BOOK OF CAPTAIN JIM

25: THE WRITING OF THE BOOK

26: OWEN FORD'S CONFESSION

27: ON THE SAND-BAR

28: ODDS AND ENDS

29: GILBERT AND ANNE DISAGREE

30: LESLIE DECIDES

31: THE TRUTH MAKES FREE

32: MISS CORNELIA DISCUSSES THE AFFAIR

33: LESLIE RETURNS HOME

34: THE SHIP O' DREAMS COMES TO HARBOUR

35: POLITICS AT FOUR WINDS

36: BEAUTY FOR ASHES

37: MISS CORNELIA MAKES A STARTLING ANNOUNCEMENT

38: RED ROSES

39: CAPTAIN JIM CROSSES THE BAR

40: FAREWELL TO THE HOUSE OF DREAMS