But she had another and nobler motive for wishing to do well. She wanted to"pass high" for the sake of Matthew and Marilla--especially Matthew. Matthew had declared to her his conviction that she "would beat the whole Island. That, Anne felt, was something it would be foolish to hope for even inthe wildest dreams. But she did hope fervently that she would be among the first ten at least, so that she might see Matthew's kindly brown eyes gleam with pride in her achievement. That, she felt, would be a sweet reward indeed for all her hard work and patient grubbing among unimaginative equations and conjugations.
Jane says she will devote her whole life to teaching, and never, never marry, because you are paid a salary for teaching,but a husband won't pay you anything, and growls if you ask for a share in the egg and butter money.
今天的事给我新的教训,每一次犯错都会帮助我改掉
坏毛病。就像紫水晶胸针事件让我不再乱碰不属于自己的东西,闹鬼的森林事件让我不乱用想象力,止痛剂蛋糕事件使我不再粗心大意,染头发使我不再虚荣。今天之后我再也不贪图浪漫了。