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Good evening and welcome to the Sleepy Bookshelf, where we put down our worries from the day and pick up a good book.

I'm Elizabeth, your host. Thank you for being with me this evening.

Tonight we are returning to Anne's House of Dreams.

But before we do, let's take some time to put the day behind us.

Imagine you are taking a walk, like Anne, through some of her favourite spots at Four Winds Point.

Perhaps that's through the Rose Garden by the House of Dreams,

or on the cliffs of Four Winds, or perhaps on the misty bar,

strolling through the sand dunes by Captain Jim's Lighthouse.

Wherever you are in your mind, I'll give you some time to think about what you can see all around you.

And try to view these things from Anne's perspective.

Choose to delight in the details.

Take a deep breath in and imagine you can smell the salty sea air.

And when you exhale, come to a stillness and focus on what you might hear.

Maybe the waves lapping on the beach.

Perhaps the sound of a distant boat's horn approaching the harbour.

Stay where you are in your mind, as I recap our last episode.

It was the beginning of spring when Gilbert told Anne that he believed something could be done for Dick Moore to return his faculties.

He thought that Dick's disability could be caused by his skull, putting

pressure on his brain, and that this could be resolved by a surgery, providing the brain itself

hadn't been lacerated. Anne was outraged and demanded Gilbert not raise the

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