Then the news of the Armistice came , and even Glen St. Mary went mad . That night the village had a bonfire , and burned the Kaiser in effigy . The fishing village boys turned out and burned all the sandhills off in one grand glorious conflagration that extended for seven miles . Up at Ingleside Rilla ran laughing to her room . `` Now I 'm going to do a most unladylike and inexcusable thing , '' she said , as she pulled her green velvet hat out of its box . `` I 'm going to kick this hat about the room until it is without form and void ; and I shall never as long as I live wear anything of that shade of green again . '' `` You 've certainly kept your vow pluckily , '' laughed Miss Oliver . `` It was n't pluck -- it was sheer obstinacy -- I 'm rather ashamed of it , '' said Rilla , kicking joyously . `` I wanted to show mother . It 's mean to want to show your own mother -- most unfilial conduct ! But I have shown her . And I 've shown myself a few things ! Oh , Miss Oliver , just for one moment I 'm really feeling quite young again -- young and frivolous and silly . Did I ever say November was an ugly month ? Why it 's the most beautiful month in the whole year . Listen to the bells ringing in Rainbow Valley ! I never heard them so clearly . They 're ringing for peace -- and new happiness -- and all the dear , sweet , sane , homey things that we can have again now , Miss Oliver . Not that I am sane just now -- I do n't pretend to be . The whole world is having a little crazy spell today .
Soon we 'll sober down -- and ` keep faith ' -- and begin to build up our new XXXXX .
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