She and Gilbert had laughed heartily and heartlessly over the front page of the Journal that day , but she knew that to dear Miss Cornelia it was almost a tragedy , and she must not wound her feelings by any display of levity . `` Is n't it dreadful ? What IS to be done ? '' asked Miss Cornelia despairingly . Miss Cornelia had vowed that she was done with worrying over the pranks of the manse children , but she went on worrying just the same . Anne led the way to the veranda , where Susan was knitting , with Shirley and Rilla conning their primers on either side . Susan was already on her second pair of stockings for Faith . Susan never worried over poor humanity . She did what in her lay for its betterment and serenely left the rest to the Higher Powers . `` Cornelia Elliott thinks she was born to run this world , Mrs. Dr. dear , '' she had once said to Anne , `` and so she is always in a stew over something . I have never thought I was , and so I go calmly along . Not but what it has sometimes occurred to me that things might be run a little better than they are . But it is not for us poor worms to nourish such thoughts . They only make us uncomfortable and do not get us anywhere . '' `` I do n't see that anything can be done -- now -- '' said Anne , pulling out a nice , cushiony chair for Miss Cornelia . `` But how in the world did Mr. Vickers allow that letter to be printed ? Surely he should have known better . '' `` Why , he 's away , Anne dearie -- he 's been away to New Brunswick for a week . And that young scalawag of a Joe Vickers is editing the Journal in his absence . Of course , Mr. Vickers would never have put it in , even if he is a Methodist , but Joe would just think it a good joke .
As you say , I do n't suppose there is XXXXX to be done now , only live it down .
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