When at last he descended the three steps and fell backward in the large chair which Dorothea had drawn close to the foot of the ladder, he no longer gasped but seemed helpless and about to faint.
" gasped Phyllis.
Perks gasped.
"Let me sit down," he gasped at length.
"I've been watching you all the time," she gasped.
"He's fainted," gasped Marilla.
" "Oh, Anne," gasped Jane, as they fled to the girls' dressing room amid hearty cheers.
"Oh, Anne," gasped Diana, fairly falling on the former's neck and weeping with relief and delight, "oh, Anne—we thought—you were—drowned—and we felt like murderers—because we had made—you be—Elaine.
"My ankle," gasped Anne.
" she gasped.
Diana gasped.
" "Oh, Marilla," gasped Anne.
"Spelled with an E," gasped Anne, who, tremulous and excited as she was, was determined there should be no misunderstanding on that important point.
" gasped Mrs.
" gasped Olive.
"Thanks," she gasped.
Cousin Stickles stared and gasped.
" "I don't know, aunt," gasped the boy.
" gasped Huckleberry.
When she reached the bedside she gasped out: "You, Tom!
