'
'Then,' said Anne, 'you must remember that she has never been there,
and does not know the people.'
'Yes,' said Helen; 'but I think that if she had been there, and I at
home, I should have listened for her sake, besides that Mrs. Staunton
was our own mamma's dearest friend.'
Anne had always thought that her own mother had been Aunt Katherine's
dearest friend; but she had forbearance enough to leave the honour to
Mrs. Staunton in Helen's imagination, and answered, 'And for that
very reason, and for your sake too, Helen, she will delight to hear
about Mrs. Staunton when you are quiet together, if you do not give
her too much at a time, or talk of Dykelands when she is thinking of
something else. Oh yes, Helen, you and Lizzie will be excellent
friends, unless you are much more silly than I think either of you.'
Anne smiled so cheerfully, that Helen could not help smiling too; but
she would probably have found another sorrow to lament over, if at
this moment Dora had not come up to summon them to their early
dinner.
Helen felt exceedingly grateful to Anne for having listened so kindly
and patiently to her list of grievances.
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