I suspect that Anne had been reading Longfellow:
Quote:
By the shore of Gitche Gumee,
By the shining Big-Sea-Water,
At the doorway of his wigwam,
In the pleasant Summer morning,
Hiawatha stood and waited.
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Though given that she had only really started her schooling when she was put into the orphanage, that seems to be a bit of a stretch.
I think you are right
gmw - what a loss for the world of melodrama when Anne decided to study and be a teacher!