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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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*** |
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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.' |