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76 RAINBOW VALLEY"She would likely turn PresbyterianifMr. Meredith," retorted Susan.itMiss Cornelia shook her head.she marriedEvidently with herwas, once a Methodist, always a Methodist."Sarah Kirk is entirely out of the question," shesaid positively. "And so is Emmeline Drew thoughthe Drews are all trying to make the match. Theyare literally throwing poor Emmeline at his head, andhe hasn't the least idea of it.""Emmeline Drew has no gumption,Imust allow,"said Susan. "She is the kind of woman, Mrs. Dr.dear, who would put a hot water bottle in your bed ona dog-night and then have her feelings hurt becauseyou were not grateful. And her mother was a verypoor housekeeper. Did you ever hear the story of herdishcloth? She lost her dishcloth one day. But thenext day she found it. Oh, yes, Mrs. Dr. dear, shefound it, in the goose at the dinner table, mixed upwith the stuffing. Do you think a woman like thatwould do for a minister's mother-in-law?/ do not.But no doubt I would be better employed in mendinglittle Jem's trousers than in talking gossip about myneighbours. He tore them something scandalous lastnight in Rainbow Valley.""Where is Walter?" asked Anne."He isup to no good, I fear, Mrs. Dr. dear. He isin the attic writing something in an exercise book.And he has not done as well in arithmetic this termas he should, so the teacher tells me. Too well I know