But it 's such hard work to use them . And B.A. 's are such learned , dignified , wise , solemn creatures -- they must be . No , I did n't want to come to Redmond . I did it just to oblige father . He IS such a duck . Besides , I knew if I stayed home I 'd have to get married . Mother wanted that -- wanted it decidedly . Mother has plenty of decision . But I really hated the thought of being married for a few years yet . I want to have heaps of fun before I settle down . And , ridiculous as the idea of my being a B.A. is , the idea of my being an old married woman is still more absurd , is n't it ? I 'm only eighteen . No , I concluded I would rather come to Redmond than be married . Besides , how could I ever have made up my mind which man to marry ? '' `` Were there so many ? '' laughed Anne . `` Heaps . The boys like me awfully -- they really do . But there were only two that mattered . The rest were all too young and too poor .
I must XXXXX a rich man , you know . ''
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