Marilla, warning Anne not to make any startling speeches or to use such long words, walks Anne to Orchard Slope to meet Diana Barry. Trembling at the prospect of meeting a bosom friend, Anne fears the Barry girl will not like her. Diana Barry, with her mother's black eyes and hair, is bashful with the new girl, but in a gush Anne asks the just-acquainted girl to swear to be her bosom friend for ever and ever. Glad-hearted to have a new playmate, the bookworm Diana takes the solemn oath of friendship. Anne declares to Marilla that she has a kindred spirit in Diana and that they plan to build a playhouse in Mr......
