All the Avonlea scholars were in a fever of excitement that day, for the hall had to be decorated and a last grand rehearsal held.

The concert came off in the evening and was a pronounced success. The little hall was crowded; all the performers did excellent well, but Anne was the bright particular star of the occasion, as even envy, in the shape of Josie Pye, dared not deny. (282)

from L. M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables, L. C. Page, 1908