As young readers like to know ' how people look ' , we will take take this moment to give give them a little sketch of the four sisters , who sat knitting knit away in the twilight , while the December snow snow fell quietly without , and the fire fire crackled crackle cheerfully within .

Here sat Marilla Cuthbert , when she sat at all , always slightly distrustful of sunshine , which seemed to her too dancing and irresponsible a thing for a world which was meant to be taken seriously ; and here she sat now , knitting knit , and the table behind her was laid for supper .