However , I 'll do my very best . But can you tell me why I 'm crying ? '' `` I suppose it 's because you 're all excited and worked up , '' said Marilla disapprovingly . `` Sit down on that chair and try to calm yourself . I 'm afraid you both cry and laugh far too easily . Yes , you can stay here and we will try to do right by you . You must go to school ; but it 's only a fortnight till vacation so it is n't worth while for you to start before it opens again in September . '' `` What am I to call you ? '' asked Anne . `` Shall I always say Miss Cuthbert ? Can I call you Aunt Marilla ? '' `` No ; you 'll call me just plain Marilla . I 'm not used to being called Miss Cuthbert and it would make me nervous . '' `` It sounds awfully disrespectful to just say Marilla , '' protested Anne . `` I guess there 'll be nothing disrespectful in it if you 're careful to speak respectfully . Everybody , young and old , in Avonlea calls me Marilla except the minister . He says Miss Cuthbert -- when he thinks of it . '' `` I 'd love to call you Aunt Marilla , '' said Anne wistfully . `` I 've never had an aunt or any relation at all -- not even a grandmother . It would make me feel as if I really belonged to you .
Ca n't I XXXXX you Aunt Marilla ? ''
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