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4 More trouble for Anne |
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' I think I' ll ask the new vicar, Mr Allan, and his wife to tea on Wednesday.' |
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said Marilla one day. |
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' Oh yes, please do!' cried Anne excitedly. |
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' Mrs Allan is young and beautiful, and has a very sweet smile! |
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Can I make a cake for tea? Say yes, Marilla!' Marilla agreed, |
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and for the next few days Anne planned what she would put in her cake. |
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' I do hope it' s going to be a good one,' she told Diana. |
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' Sometimes I forget to put in the right things.' |
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' You made a very good one last week,' said her friend. |
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' I' m sure it' ll be all right.' |
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On Wednesday the tea party started very well. |
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' These are very good cakes, Miss Cuthbert,' Mrs Allan said to Marilla. |
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' You have been busy.' |
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' Anne made this one, specially for you, Mrs Allan,' replied Marilla. |
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' Oh well, I must try some,' laughed the vicar' s wife. |
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But after the first mouthful there was a very strange look on her face. |
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' Is anything wrong?' asked Marilla. She ate a piece of Anne' s cake herself. |
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' Oh! Anne! What have you put in this cake?' she cried. |
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' Isn' t it isn' t it all right?' asked Anne, her face red. |
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' All right? It' s horrible! Don' t try to eat any more, Mrs Allan. |
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Anne, you' ve put my medicine in this cake!' |
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' Oh! I didn' t know! It was white, and in a bottle! I thought it was milk!' |
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sobbed Anne. She ran upstairs and fell on her bed, crying loudly. |
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But later that evening, when Mr and Mrs Allan went home, Marilla came to talk to her. |
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' Oh Marilla!' cried Anne. |
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' Everybody in Avonlea will laugh at me for putting medicine in a cake!' |
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Marilla smiled and touched Anne' s hot face. |
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' No, they won' t, Anne. Mrs Allan wasn' t angry, you know. |
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She said it was very kind of you to make her a cake, |
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and she' s asked you to tea at her house!' |
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' Oh, so she' s forgiven me! She is nice, isn' t she?' said Anne thankfully. |
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' Why do I get into trouble like this? Perhaps I won' t make any mistakes tomorrow.' |
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Marilla shook her head, still smiling. |
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' You' ll think of something, Anne. You' re very good at making mistakes!' |
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Spring came, with its bright green leaves and early flowers. |
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One April evening Marilla came home late after visiting friends. |
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She found the kitchen empty, and no supper on the table. |
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' Where' s Anne?' she thought crossly.' I told her to get the supper ready.' |
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She hurried upstairs to Anne' s room, and found the girl sobbing on her bed. |
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' Don' t look at me, Marilla!' Anne cried.' I know I' m bad, I know I am!' |
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' What is the matter?' asked Marilla.' Are you ill?' |
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' Oh Marilla, I just want to die! Look at my hair!' |
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And Marilla saw that Anne' s long thick red hair was now a horrible dark green. |
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' Oh Anne!' she said,' What have you done now?' |
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' I I bought a bottle of something special from a man who came to the door. |
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He said it would change my hair from red to black! |
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Oh, I know it was stupid of me! But what shall I do?' |
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They washed Anne' s hair again and again, but it was still green. |
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Anne stayed at home for a week, saw nobody, and washed her hair every day. |
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But at the end of the week, Marilla said,' I' m sorry, Anne, we' ll have to cut it all off. |
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You can' t go to school with green hair.' Anne had to agree. |
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' Perhaps this will teach me not to think about being beautiful,' she said sadly. |
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Everybody was surprised to see Anne with very short hair, |
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but no one learned the secret. |
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And some weeks later, there were some new, darker red curls, |
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which pleased Anne very much. |
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That summer Anne and her friends often played in an old boat on the river. |
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' Today, let' s imagine that I' m a prisoner and I' m escaping from prison by boat,' |
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said Anne.' I' ll hide in the boat and the river will carry it down to the bridge. |
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You' re my family, and you must meet me at the bridge.' |
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The other girls agreed, so Anne got into the boat and hid under some coats. |
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Her friends pushed the boat off down the river |
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and ran across the fields to get round to the bridge. |
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For a few minutes the prisoner enjoyed the game, |
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but then she suddenly felt wet and sat up. |
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Water was coming in very fast through a hole in the bottom of the boat! |
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Luckily, there were some trees by the river and Anne saw a low branch over the water. |
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She jumped up and caught the branch. |
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The boat went on without her and a few seconds later went down under the water. |
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Her friends on the bridge saw the boat, |
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but they did not see Anne under the tree. |
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' Oh! Oh! Anne' s dead! The boat' s gone down and she' s in the river!' |
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they screamed, and ran back to the village for help. |
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Poor Anne could not move. She held on and held on, |
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but her arms were getting tired and she knew that she would fall in a minute. |
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Suddenly, there was Gilbert Bly the in his boat! |
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' Anne Shirley!' he cried.' What are you doing there?' |
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He did not wait for an answer, but quickly helped Anne into his boat. |
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She didn' t say a word. When they arrived at the bridge, she got out and turned away. |
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' Thank you for helping me,' she said coldly. |
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But Gilbert jumped out, and put a hand on her arm. |
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' Anne,' he said quickly,' I' m sorry I called you" carrots." |
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It was a long time ago. I think your hair is really nice now. |
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Can we forget it, and be friends?' |
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For a second Anne wanted to say yes. |
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But then she remembered standing alone in front of the school children all afternoon, |
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because of Gilbert. She would never forgive him for that! |
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' No,' she replied coldly,' I shall never be your friend, Gilbert Blythe!' |
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' All right!' Gilbert jumped angrily back into his boat.' I' ll never ask you again, Anne Shirley!' |
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Anne walked home with her head held high, but she felt strangely sad, and wanted to cry. |
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' Why are you always in trouble, Anne?' |
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asked Marilla, when she heard about Anne' s adventure. |
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' Well, I think I' m learning, Marilla,' answered Anne. |
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' I learn from my mistakes, and after today, I won' t use my imagination so much. |
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I don' t think Avonlea is the right place for imagination.' |
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' No, it isn' t,' agreed Marilla a little crossly. |
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When she went out, Matthew, who was sitting quietly in his corner, |
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whispered to Anne,' Keep a little imagination, Anne, not too much, of course, just a little.' |