You are given an unfinished English sentence, and you need to predict the rest of it.
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Question: this job's comforting seemed neither to offend nor to alarm marilla she knitted steadily on i don't

Answer: deny there's something in what you say rachel i've had some qualms myself but matthew was terrible set on it i could see that so i gave in

Question: she was actually stricken dumb for five seconds it was unsupposable that marilla was making fun

Answer: of her but missus rachel was almost forced to suppose it are you in earnest marilla she demanded when voice returned to her yes of course

Question: there were three plates laid so that marilla must be expecting some one home with matthew to tea but the dishes were everyday dishes and

Answer:
there was only crab apple preserves and one kind of cake so that the expected company could not be any particular company