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“Gilbert laughed and clasped tighter the girlish hand that wore his ring. Anne's engagement ring was a circlet of pearls. She had refused to wear a diamond. "I've never really liked diamonds since I found out they weren't the lovely purple I had dreamed. They will always suggest my old disappointment ." "But pearls are for tears, the old legend says," Gilbert had objected. "I'm not afraid of that. And tears can be happy as well as sad. My very happiest moments have been when I had tears in my eyes-- when Marilla told me I might stay at Green Gables--when Matthew gave me the first pretty dress I ever had--when I heard that you were going to recover from the fever. So give me pearls for our troth ring, Gilbert, and I'll willingly accept the sorrow of life with its joy.”

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Book:Anne's House of Dreams
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Anne's House of Dreams

This book is the fourth in the Anne of Green Gables series, continuing the story of Anne Shirley as she navigates life in her new home and the surrounding community. It explores themes of friendship, love, and the pursuit of dreams. more

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L.M. Montgomery

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