operated . . . she has an excellent chance of living. Anne girl, I could jump over the moon! I've shed twenty years."
Anne had either to laugh or cry . . . so she began to laugh. It was lovely to be able to laugh again . . . lovely to feel like laughing. Everything was suddenly all right.
"I suppose that is why you forgot this was our anniversary?" she taunted him.
Gilbert released her long enough to pounce on the little packet he had dropped on the table.
"I didn't forget it. Two weeks ago I sent to Toronto for this. And it didn't come till tonight. I felt so small this morning when I hadn't a thing to give you that I didn't mention