7 best short stories by L. M. Montgomery

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L. M. Montgomery. 7 best short stories by L. M. Montgomery

Table of Contents

The Author

In Spite of Myself

A Case of Trespass

A Strayed Allegiance

The Red Room

The Way of the Winning of Anne

Miss Calista's Peppermint Bottle

A Christmas Mistake

About the Publisher

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The Author

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By the end of the week I was as much at home at Ashley Mills as if I had lived there all my life. Gussie and I were thrown together a good deal, for lack of other companions, and I saw no reason to change my opinion of her. She could be lively and entertaining when she chose, and at times she might be called beautiful. Still, I did not approve of her—at least I thought so, most of the time. Once in a while came a state of feeling which I did not quite understand.

One evening I went to prayer meeting with Aunt Lucy and Gussie. I had not seen the minister of Ashley Mills before, though Gussie and her mother seemed to know him intimately. I had an idea that he was old and silvery-haired and benevolent-looking. So I was rather surprised to find him as young as myself—a tall, pale, intellectual-looking man, with a high, white brow and dark, earnest eyes—decidedly attractive.

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