Emily of New Moon

mily to school the nex

e there was only a mon

for Emily to "star

feel comfortable with

king into everythin

ust go to school to g

avid for new experie

he was seething with r

had produced a terrib

ham sunbonnet from so

put them on. The apr

neck, with SLEEVES.

Emily had never seen

. She rebelled to th

lizabeth was not going

look then; and when s

ing tightly up in h

put the ap

e was a little girl, Emily, " said Aunt Lau

ncomforted and unsenti

ith Father whe

ed buttoning the apro

push away

sunbonnet, "

abeth, don't make me w

g no further words, pi

d. Emily had to yield

sued a voice, defia

abeth, you can't b

too cross to spea

troduced Emily to Mi

ady "in, " so Emily hu

o the desk Miss Brown

er mind that she did

r would

reputation in Blair

the fact that she was

rder." She was a thi

e, prominent teeth, m

cold, watchful grey

lt as if those mercile

e of her sensitive lit

occasion; but in the

y felt to be hostile t

t was more repul

curious glances all t

and there were at lea

Emily looked back cur

hispered to each other

her very ill-mannere

and lonesome--she wan

the dear thin

crying, " whispered a

then came a crue

ith you, Emily?" said

ccusi

e could not tell Miss

cially when Miss Brow

pupils a question, Emi

wer. Why are

ggle from across the

her extremity fell b

her

at concerns only m

peared in Miss Brownel

med with

during recess as a

id--but she left Emily

a

east mind staying in a

ronment as she was, s

not fathom, the atmosp

ances cast at her wer

not want to go out t

not want to go to scho

more. She sat erect a

ft, malignant hiss c

dey--Miss

the girl. Large, ste

nkling, black ones--g

cowed and compelled.

covering her retreat w

short brai

thought Emily, with

h in numbers and at

one on the playgrou

ldren can be the most

tinct of prejudice aga

its indulgence. Emily

two counts against her

amed and sunbonneted

and fineness that th

y she looked at them,

k hair, instead of bei

nterloper o

" said Black-eyes.

but you are li

to put on the buttone

d always done in summ

hild from New Moon had

ho

baby apron, " laughe

chestnut

his was indeed the vu

her success in drawi

d ag

grandmother'

a chorus o

nnet to save her compl

urray pride. The Mu

my moth

said a fat, squat litt

"Your ears loo

ud, " said Black-eyes.

lastere

mmy is an idiot, "

y. "He has more sense

about me but you are

ne more word about th

he evi

this threat meant, bu

roduced a brief silen

in a diffe

a thin, freckled gir

n spite of thinn

said

you d

N

you

N

you c

N

ou kni

N

ou cro

N

?" said the Freckled-

ne

said Emily, without i

nstant she knew she CO

sonable conviction ca

hostility and suspici

t backing or advanta

d to cast aside the bo

The rapture and de

r foes. They thought

n an uncommon

said Black-e

, " retorted Emily.

. She looked them

t quelled them

like me?" she a

Emily looked straight

. Chestnut-curls fel

wer

't a bit like us

to be, " said E

of the Chosen People,

I am, " ret

he schoolhouse, conq

t her were not so eas

lotting after she had

and a handing over of

m for value

f victory and the af

the afternoon in spite

for her mistakes in s

uling her pupils. All

o had not been there

ail. Emily had been

rest of the girls as E

tyle. She was tall

d, striped print, and

fed out all around he

rilliant spun gold; an

nd translucent as to

he had a saucy, pronou

but her face was so

er fascinated eyes fro

did not, sometime thr

m Miss Brownell, th

s the rest

irls came up to Emily

as Rhoda Stuart and t

been in the crowd arou

anything. She was

th, lustrous braids o

mouth, doll-like featu

d be said to have a f

d generally popular i

the olde

nt for you, " sh

nsuspectingly. Rhod

. For a moment Emily

ver. Then with a shr

ale and trembling fro

--whether dead or aliv

y snake Emily had a h

The very sight of one

an around the porch.

nake?" scoffe

ry about THAT?" gig

you!" cried Emily.

rl

adylike, " said the Fr

ld be too gr

l to-morrow, MISS Sta

going to take that s

r n

!" cried a clear, rin

me the girl with ambe

EE you do it,

usiness, Ilse Burnley, "

you sass me, Piggy-eye

and shook a sunburned

mily Starr to-morrow

il and YOU by YOUR tai

nd that, Piggy-eyes.

f yours and throw it

t and did it. Ilse

u, and leave the New

I hear of any more me

rip out your hearts a

your ears and wear the

cious threats, or b

persecutors drifted

il

he said contemptuousl

us because you live at

wear buttoned boots.

u any more o

e and tore off into t

Emily. Only Rhoda

rry, " she said, rol

't know there was a s

he girls just told me

d at me, are you?

nd hurt and outraged.

er instantly. In a m

ch other, parading a

ss Brownell to let y

it with Annie Gregg

sit with me,

mily warmly. She was

s the friend of her

pped R

her, " said Rhoda impo

s in Blair Water. D

s he would be on the

y, too amazed to be

d from the kings of Sc

t 'sociate with every

music lessons. Is yo

ou music

n't k

She is very ri

Emily again. She wish

y thought it was hard

the Stuart kings ough

, if any

l temper, hasn't s

asn't!" cr

led your Cousin Jimmy

true--Mother told me.

s she got a beau? Wha

ay your Cou

n't k

ather disappointedly.

enough to find thing

at you've been used to

a church mous

, VERY rich man, " sa

a st

t he hadn

But people can be

t anyhow, YOU'LL be r

leave you all her mo

living on charity--I

you. Have you g

ushing violently and q

y, I'm onl

class has a beau. M

after I'd counted nin

ht. If you do that t

is to be your beau.

inter. Teddy wasn't

He's the best-looking

o have a beau

Emily angrily. "I do

I won't

ossed h

k there's nobody good

u won't be able to pla

haven't

the mysteries of Cla

, she wasn't going t

decided tones that R

he sub

when the bell rang.

graciously and Emily

's seat. Rhoda whisp

ily got scolded for

irthday party the firs

if your aunts will

ve Ilse Bur

you lik

tomboy. And then her

ways spells 'God' wit

ell scolds her for it,

won't whip HER because

Ma says she won't get

k it's proper to 'soci

queer girl and has a

't chum with anybody.

? YOU ought to have a

d look well with one

uld make a real beaut

your hands are just lo

And you have the S

ved so many complimen

a trowel. Her head wa

determined to ask Au

it would make a beau

nd she would also ask

enetian beads to

y RESPECT me more t

e crossroads, where s

eviewed the events of

had kept the Starr fl

the matter of the s

e had expected it to b

d Ellen Greene say, a

was a darling; and th

liked; and as for the

y pretending she saw t

her to death with a

m, although some of th

tterly in her heart fo

m to, and no account-

ould not exo

nce to ask for a bang

aunts were busy gett

preserves were brought

lull in the old

" she said, "ca

eth looked

do not approve of ba

ome in nowadays, ban

O let me have a bang.

Rhoda s

deal more than a bang

t New Moon--except on

eatures that sh

triumphantly around th

hen she thought she h

dicule. Emily underst

oveliness did not lie

lizabeth--mean. S

smissed the idea for

lse she wan

nley's father believe

er mother played him,

a fat, jolly-looking

d already said some

ad seemed greatly to e

e w

s mother play?" asked

ere

at Aunt Elizabeth an

the latter said: "

ens,

se with

ell tell me that Ils

l obey you. I underst

aid as she le