And there was no other way we could have guessed , for the man 's senses were clean gone . I ca n't see that it is any wonder we were all deceived . But it 's a staggering thing . And Leslie has sacrificed the best years of her life to nursing a man who had n't any claim on her ! Oh , drat the men ! No matter what they do , it 's the wrong thing . And no matter who they are , it 's somebody they should n't be . They do exasperate me . '' `` Gilbert and Captain Jim are men , and it is through them that the truth has been discovered at last , '' said Anne . `` Well , I admit that , '' conceded Miss Cornelia reluctantly . `` I 'm sorry I raked the doctor off so . It 's the first time in my life I 've ever felt ashamed of anything I said to a man . I do n't know as I shall tell him so , though . He 'll just have to take it for granted . Well , Anne , dearie , it 's a mercy the Lord does n't answer all our prayers . I 've been praying hard right along that the operation would n't cure Dick . Of course I did n't put it just quite so plain . But that was what was in the back of my mind , and I have no doubt the Lord knew it . '' `` Well , He has answered the spirit of your prayer . You really wished that things should n't be made any harder for Leslie .
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