[THUNDER] [WATER DRIPPING] [WATER HITTING POT] [THUNDER] [LOUD RATTLING] UHH!

MATTHEW CUTHBERT!

I CAN FIX THAT.

DON'T YOU EVEN THINK ABOUT IT!

MARILLA, PLEASE.

I'M NOT AN OLD BARN SOW.

I'M GOING INTO TOWN TOMORROW.

I'LL GET WALLACE, THAT CARPENTER FELLOW TO COME OUT.

OH, MATT WALLACE COULDN'T MITER A FLUSH JOINT ON A BAIT BOX, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE.

MARILLA: GO ON BACK TO BED NOW.

OH, GOOD NIGHT ALL.

YOU GO TO BED, TOO.

I'M GOING, I'M GOING.

GOOD NIGHT.

[THUNDER CONTINUES LOUDLY] AAH!

AAH!

[HAMMERING] UHH... AAAH!

[LADDER CREAKING] [LADDER CLATTERS TO GROUND] GOSH ALMIGHTY.

UHHH!

MATTHEW!

OH... UHH!

AY YI YI YI YI.

MATTHEW!

MATTHEW?

MATTHEW, MUFFLED: I'M HERE!

MATTHEW?

MATTHEW: I'M HERE!

MATTHEW?

I'M HERE!

OH!

MATTHEW, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

THE LADDER FELL OFF.

IF YOU COULD JUST GO DOWN AND PROP IT UP, I'LL BE FINE.

HOLD ON.

I'LL GO GET SOME HELP.

ALL RIGHT.

QUICKLY.

YOU OLD GOAT!

MATTHEW: AHH... HELLO, MARILLA.

ME AND ANNE, WE'RE KINDRED SPIRITS.

THANK YOU.

HEAVEN HELP US.

I'M FINE.

DON'T BE MAD.

I TRIED MY BEST TO BE A MODEL PUPIL LIKE MINNIE ANDREWS, WHO'S A MODEL PUPIL, BUT DULL AND POKY AND WITHOUT A SPARK OF IMAGINATION OR A SINGLE ORIGINAL THOUGHT OF HER OWN.

ALL SHE EVER SAYS IS, "I AGREE WITH THAT."

MARILLA: ANNE SHIRLEY, IF YOU CAN'T SAY SOMETHING NICE ABOUT SOMEONE, DON'T SAY ANYTHING AT ALL.

OK, WELL, LET ME THINK.

OH, YEAH.

IT APPEARS JOSIE PYE'S AN AWFULLY GOOD SINGER, MORE AWFULLY GOOD THAN I EVER IMAGINED.

AND GILB--I MEAN, WE ALL THINK MR.

PHILLIPS IS DEEPLY SAD ABOUT SOMETHING.

THAT SO?

WHY WOULD THEY THINK THAT?

WE CAN BE SUCH DUNCES, ESPECIALLY ME.

YOU'RE NO DUNCE.

YOU CAN BE SURE OF THAT.

DID YOU EVER STUDY GEOMETRY AT SCHOOL?

WELL, YOU KNOW, I CAN'T-- YOU DIDN'T.

WELL, I WISH YOU HAD.

BECAUSE THEN YOU'D BE ABLE TO SYMPATHIZE WITH ME.

YOU CAN'T PROPERLY SYMPATHIZE WITH ANYONE IF YOU HAVEN'T ACTUALLY DONE THE THING YOURSELF.

SOMEONE SHOULD CAST A DARK CLOUD OVER MY WHOLE LIFE.

I'M SUCH A DUMMY, EVEN MR.

PHILLIPS SAYS SO.

HE WHAT?

OH, IT'S ALL RIGHT.

POOR SCHOLARSHIP MAKES HIM UNHAPPY, ESPECIALLY ANYTHING IN MATH.

I REALLY AM A CLOD IN GEOMETRY.

OH, STUFF AND NONSENSE!

I BELIEVE I'LL HAVE A WORD WITH THAT MAN.

YOU HOLD YOUR HORSES, MATTHEW CUTHBERT.

FEAR AND SHAME ARE NO WAY TO EDUCATE A CHILD.

IT'S WORSE THAN THE SWITCH.

INSPIRATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT IS WHAT THEY NEED.

WHAT?

WHAT?

I'VE NEVER HEARD YOU BE SO LOQUACIOUS.

LO-WHAT?

YOU TALK TOO MUCH.

FINISH YOUR STEW.

HMM.

[CHILDREN TALKING AND LAUGHING] [RINGING] UH-UH... MMM... [SIGHS] [SIGHS] IT'S EASY.

IF YOU LIKE, I CAN SHOW YOU AFTER.

THANK YOU, RUBY.

GIRL: WHEN I'M 15, I'M GOING TO HAVE A WHOLE STRING OF BEAUS.

GIRL: HOW DO YOU DO THAT?

I MEAN, WELL, HOW DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU KNOW?

6 OLDER SISTERS.

WHAT DO THEY SAY?

ABOUT WHAT?

OH, PLEASE.

THE SECRET OF THE UNIVERSE.

THAT'S WHAT THEY CALLED IT.

WELL, GO ON.

YOU MUST TELL.

WELL, ONE MUST NEVER APPEAR TO TRY TOO HARD.

OH.

ANNE'S AN EXPERT AT THAT.

AT WHAT?

WHAT?

NOTHING.

GOTTA GO.

SEE YOU TOMORROW.

BYE.

BYE.

DIANA, WHAT?

EXPERT AT WHAT?

I WANT TO KNOW.

ALL I MEAN IS THAT, WELL, YOU DON'T TRY AT ALL WITH GILBERT.

I KNOW HE CAN BE SILLY SOMETIMES, BUT HE IS A GOOD PERSON, REALLY HE IS.

RACE YOU.

1, 2, 3.

UH, ANNE!

HEY, THAT'S NOT FAIR!

HA HA!

ANNE, COME TO MY HOUSE.

WE CAN MAKE TOFFEE.

OH, THAT SOUNDS WONDERFUL!

HELLO, SWEETHEART.

[MEOWS] THERE'S A GOOD GIRL.

[DOOR CLOSES] [SIGHS] MOTHER, LOOK WHO'S HERE.

HELLO, MRS.

BARRY.

ANNE, DEAR.

I'M SO PLEASED THAT YOU'RE HERE.

NOW, ARMS UP.

TURN AROUND.

NOW...YOU TWO JUST GO RIGHT AHEAD.

I'VE PLACED ALL THE INGREDIENTS RIGHT HERE ON THE TABLE.

AND FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE, DON'T LET IT BURN.

[GIGGLING] [TALKING INDISTINCTLY] AND ALMOST THERE.

THAT'S GOOD.

OH!

HA HA!

[LAUGHTER] THAT'S NOT FAIR!

YOU KNOW WHAT--HA!

UM, OK, I ... [CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY] [SIZZLING] OH!

[MEOWS] AND WE HAD TO THROW IT ALL AWAY, BUT IT DIDN'T MATTER BECAUSE MAKING IT WAS SUCH SPLENDID FUN.

AND WHEN I LEFT, DIANA AND I BLEW KISSES BACK AND FORTH UNTIL I REACHED THE DEEP PART OF THE PATH AND I LOST SIGHT OF THEIR MAGNIFICENT HOME.

I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT I COULD EVER DO TO COMMEMORATE-- OH, I KNOW!

I'LL MAKE A NEW SPECIAL PRAYER IN HONOR OF THE OCCASION.

YES, THAT'S THE PERFECT THING.

PHILLIPS: I TRUST NONE OF YOU HARBOR HOPE OF ONE DAY FINDING EMPLOYMENT WITH ANY PRESTIGIOUS ORGANIZATION.

WHEN I WORKED FOR THE ROYAL BANK, BUSINESSMEN TOOK A DIM VIEW OF POOR ACADEMICS.

I SUPPOSE YOU COULD BECOME A SECRETARY OR A CLERK.

BUT IF YOU REALLY WANT TO MAKE A PROPER LIFE FOR YOURSELF, YOU'D BEST PULL UP YOUR SOCKS.

DO YOU FOLLOW ME, SCHOLARS?

CLASS: YES, MR.

PHILLIPS.

[CLEARS THROAT] MARILLA!

MARILLA!

MARILLA: IN HERE!

HI, MATTHEW!

HELLO THERE, MISS ANNE.

GOOD DAY AT SCHOOL?

YES, THANK YOU.

[BREATHING HARD] MARILLA!

OH, GOOD HEAVENS, CHILD.

CATCH YOUR BREATH.

MARILLA...THE MOST WONDERFUL MIRACLE HAS OCCURRED.

OH, MERCY, TELL US.

TOMORROW AFTER SCHOOL, YOUR LITTLE ANNE HAS HAD THE HONOR OF BEING INVITED TO SPEND THE NIGHT AT THE HOME OF MISS DIANA BARRY.

AND THE INVITATION CAME FROM MRS.

BARRY HERSELF!

WELL, THAT'S AN HONOR YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO WITHOUT.

MARILLA.

OH, NOW DON'T START WITH ALL YOUR-- YOU KNOW HOW YOU CAN BE.

LITTLE GIRLS BELONG IN THEIR OWN BEDS.

I'M NOT A LITTLE GIRL.

I'M NEARLY 13.

WHAT?

WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?

I'M THINKING YOU OUGHT TO LET HER GO.

WHO'S BRINGING THIS CHILD UP, YOU OR ME?

WELL, NOW, YOU ARE.

MARILLA: WELL, THEN, DON'T INTERFERE.

MATTHEW: HOLD ON, NOW.

YOU CAN'T SAY I'M INTERFERING.

IT'S NOT INTERFERING TO HAVE AN OPINION ON A THING.

AND MY OPINION IS YOU OUGHT TO LET ANNE GO.

YOU'D THINK I OUGHT TO LET ANNE GO TO THE MOON IF SHE TOOK A NOTION, I'VE NO DOUBT.

SHE WASN'T ASKING FOR THE MOON.

STAYING UP ALL HOURS OF THE NIGHT?

PRETTY DOINGS FOR CHILDREN, I SHOULD SAY!

LACK OF SLEEP WOULD WIND HER UP, FILL HER HEAD WITH NONSENSE FOR A WEEK.

NO, BELIEVE ME.

I KNOW WHAT'S BEST FOR THIS CHILD'S DISPOSITION.

DO YOU?

ANNE, HAVE YOU BEEN EAVESDROPPING?

I CAME TO APOLOGIZE TO YOU, MARILLA, AND TO YOU, TOO, MATTHEW.

I MADE YOU HAVE AN ARGUMENT.

WE'RE NOT HAVING AN ARGUMENT.

WE'RE JUST BEING A BIT GROWLY WITH EACH OTHER.

WE'RE ALWAYS A BIT GROWLY WITH EACH OTHER, AREN'T WE, MATTHEW?

YEAH, LIKE OLD BEARS.

BUT YOU'RE RIGHT, MARILLA.

I'M A BADLY BEHAVED CHILD, AND I KNOW I-- MARILLA: ALL RIGHT, ENOUGH OF THAT.

I'LL GO WASH UP FOR DINNER.

OH!

YOU OLD GOAT.

ANNE: OH, I CAN?

MARILLA, THANK YOU!

THANK YOU!

ANNE?

HERE.

USE THIS.

IT WAS MY MOTHER'S.

[SNIFFS] IT SMELLS LIKE... [SNIFFS] LIKE A CITY.

HO HO!

WELL, MY MOTHER WAS VERY FOND OF THE BOSTON STATES.

THANK YOU, MARILLA.

OHH... YOU'RE ALWAYS TOO KIND TO ME, EVEN THOUGH I'M SO DIFFICULT.

OH, NOW, NOW.

NONE OF THAT.

HERE.

GO AHEAD.

PUT YOUR THINGS INSIDE.

AND DON'T FORGET TO SAY YOUR PRAYERS.

ONE DAY, I'M GONNA TRAVEL THE WHOLE WORLD, OR AT LEAST TO ITALY.

OF COURSE, I HAVE TO SEE PARIS AND LONDON.

AND MORE THAN ANYTHING, I WANT TO RIDE ELEPHANTS IN INDIA AND HAVE ASTONISHING ADVENTURES IN THE ORIENT.

ANNE.

CAN'T YOU JUST IMAGINE ME-- ANNE.

JUST WHILE I'M THINKING ABOUT IT, DIANA'S AUNT JOSEPHINE BARRY IS VISITING WITH THE BARRYS.

NOW, SHE'S VERY OLD AND SHE'S VERY RICH.

AND MRS.

BARRY WOULD LIKE TO KEEP ON HER GOOD SIDE.

ARE YOU FOLLOWING WHAT I'M SAYING?

OH, YES, MARILLA.

I'LL BE ON MY VERY, VERY, VERY BEST BEHAVIOR.

YEAH.

[CHILDREN TALKING INDISTINCTLY] AND REMEMBER YOUR WEEKEND ASSIGNMENTS.

GIRLS: YES, MR.

PHILLIPS!

[PAPERS RUSTLING] [EXHALES] DIANA: WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SO MUCH FUN.

[GIGGLING] DO YOU WANT TO GO ANOTHER WAY?

WHERE?

TO MY HOUSE.

NO, WHAT OTHER WAY?

SHORTCUT THROUGH TAYLOR'S WOODS.

OH, YES!

[BIRDS CHIRPING] JOSIE PYE SAYS IT'S HAUNTED, BUT I DON'T BELIEVE HER.

DO YOU?

OF COURSE NOT.

LET'S GO.

THIS PATH IS...DARKER THAN I REMEMBER.

MAYBE WE SHOULD WALK FASTER.

GOOD IDEA.

YOU DON'T KNOW?

UM, WELL, THIS PATH IS... WHAT?

DIFFERENT THAN I REMEMBER.

THAT WAY'S TO GREEN GABLES... AND THAT ONE'S TO MY HOUSE.

YOU SURE?

POSITIVE.

[WHISTLING] SHH.

WHAT?

ANNE: WHAT?

WHAT IS IT?

UH, NOTHING.

WE COULD PRETEND.

PRETEND WHAT?

IT'S THE WHITE LADY.

YOU SEE HOW SHE WRINGS HER HANDS?

IT'S HER AGONIZING ON THEM FOR HER MURDERED CHILD.

ANNE, STOP IT!

[WHOOSHING] IT'S ONLY THE WIND IN THE... [ANIMALS CALLING] I THINK WE SHOULD-- ME, TOO.

[DOOR CREAKS] WHAT'S ALL THIS, THEN?

ALREADY SAID YOUR PRAYERS?

[WHISPERING INDISTINCTLY] BOTH: AMEN.

ALL RIGHT, YOU TWO.

YOU GIRLS ALL RIGHT?

OH, YES, MOTHER.

WELL, YOU BARELY TOUCHED YOUR DINNERS.

MRS.

BARRY, WE'RE EXHAUSTED.

I DON'T THINK I'VE HAD SO MUCH FUN AND EXERCISE MY WHOLE LIFE.

ALL RIGHT.

NIGHT-NIGHT.

NOW, NO JIBBER-JABBERING WHEN LIGHTS OUT.

[BLOWS OUT LAMP] [DOOR CREAKS] [WIND HOWLING] DIANA?

SHH.

DO YOU THINK IT FOLLOWED US?

I'M FREEZING.

IF YOU'RE COLD, THAT MEANS THERE'S A GHOST NEARBY.

[COYOTE HOWLING] THERE'S A WINDOW AT THE END OF THE HALL.

YOU CAN SEE THE FOREST FROM THERE.

YOU GO.

I'M TOO SCARED.

[ANIMALS CALLING] [DOOR CREAKS] [CREAK] [DOOR LATCH CLICKS] [WOMAN LAUGHING] AAH!

AAH!

MERCIFUL GOODNESS!

HOW MUCH IS A DASH?

OH, JUST A DROP OR TWO.

I RAN INTO MRS.

BARRY THIS MORNING.

APPARENTLY, LAST NIGHT OLD MISS BARRY WAS FRIGHTENED NEAR TO DEATH.

REALLY?

WHAT HAPPENED?

I SURPRISED HER BY ACCIDENT.

OH!

ANNE, AFTER I WARNED YOU.

IN ANY EVENT, SHE WOKE UP IN A TERRIBLE TEMPER, AND JOSEPHINE BARRY'S TEMPER'S NO JOKE.

SHE WAS AWFULLY CROSS WITH DIANA.

SHE PLANNED TO PAY FOR MUSIC LESSONS, BUT NOT ANY LONGER.

IT'S NOT DIANA'S FAULT.

I'M THE ONE WHO BARGED INTO HER ROOM.

BY ACCIDENT.

I UNDERSTAND JOSEPHINE WAS TO STAY FOR A MONTH, BUT NOW SHE DECLARES SHE WANTS TO GO BACK FIRST THING TOMORROW.

I'M SUCH AN UNLUCKY CHILD.

I CAN'T HELP GETTING INTO SCRAPES, AND THEN I DRAG IN MY DEAREST BOSOM FRIEND, SOMEONE WHO I'D SHED MY LIFE'S BLOOD FOR.

OH, WHY DOES IT ALWAYS HAPPEN TO ME?

BECAUSE YOU'RE A HEEDLESS CHILD.

AND IMPULSIVE.

NEVER STOP TO THINK.

NEVER.

THAT'S THE BEST PART OF IT.

SOMETHING FLASHES IN YOUR MIND AND YOU MUST OUT WITH IT BECAUSE IF YOU STOP AND THINK ABOUT IT, THEN THE MOMENT'S SPOILED FOREVER.

DON'T YOU FEEL THAT WAY, MRS.

LYNDE?

MARILLA?

IN SUCH A DIRE SITUATION, THERE'S ONLY ONE THING TO DO.

[KNOCKER THUDS LOUDLY] I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO AWAKE SUDDENLY FROM A DEEP SLEEP, BUT I CAN IMAGINE IT MUST HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY DISTURBING.

YES!

IT WAS!

THEN PERHAPS YOU CAN IMAGINE THE OTHER SIDE OF IT... AN ORPHAN CHILD WHO HAD THE HONOR TO HAVE HER VERY FIRST SLEEPOVER WITH HER BEST BOSOM FRIEND AND DEADLY AFRAID OF TERRORS OF THE DARK, LOST AND ALONE IN A STRANGE HALLWAY, SEARCHING FOR THE WARMTH OF HER BED.

IF YOU HAVE IMAGINATION, MISS BARRY, CAN YOU IMAGINE MY HEARTACHE AT MAKING SUCH A MISTAKE?

BARRY: WE'VE HAD DEALINGS WITH ANNE SHIRLEY BEFORE THIS, HAVEN'T WE?

YES, MRS.

BARRY.

FOR INSTANCE?

SERVING ALCOHOL... AT A CHILDREN'S TEA PARTY.

REALLY?!

INEXCUSABLE.

JOSEPHINE: ALSO AN ACCIDENT?

MY LIFE IS A PERFECT TRAGEDY OF GRIEVOUS ACCIDENTS, ONE AFTER THE OTHER.

ANNE SHIRLEY, I DO BELIEVE YOUR CLAIM TO SYMPATHY IS AS STRONG AS MY OWN.

ANNE: IN THAT CASE, WOULD YOU PLEASE CONSIDER FORGIVING DIANA AND STAY AS LONG AS YOU MEANT TO IN AVONLEA?

DIANA SHALL HAVE HER MUSIC LESSONS.

AND I WOULD BE HAPPY TO STAY SO LONG AS YOU PROMISE TO COME AND TALK TO ME NOW AND THEN.

MY DEAR... I DO BELIEVE YOU'RE THE FIRST INTERESTING PERSON I'VE EVER MET IN AVONLEA.

[CHUCKLING] BOY: PUCKLE.

P-U-C-K-L-E.

PUCKLE.

THAT IS CORRECT.

COGGLESOME.

C-O-G-G-E-L-S-O-M-E.

THAT IS INCORRECT.

THIS WEEK'S WINNER IS GILBERT BLYTHE.

IT'S L-E.

IT'S L-E.

I KNOW THAT.

I JUST DIDN'T SAY IT.

I'LL WIN NEXT TIME, YOU'LL SEE.

HA!

MR.

PHILLIPS, MAY I JUST SAY HOW IMPRESSED WE ALL ARE AND HAPPY FOR ANNE SHIRLEY'S ACADEMIC PROGRESS?

WELL, GILBERT, THAT'S EXTREMELY GENEROUS OF YOU.

I AGREE WITH THAT.

PHILLIPS: VERY GOOD, MINNIE.

ANNE SHIRLEY, DON'T YOU AGREE?

ANNE?

I RECOGNIZE THAT YOU HAVE HAD A DIFFICULT UPBRINGING AND SO ON, BUT CAN'T YOU FIND A SMIDGEN OF WARMTH IN YOUR HEART TO SAY THANK YOU TO GILBERT?

THANK YOU, GILBERT.

I STUDIED SO HARD, AND I ONLY GOT A "B."

WELL, A "B" IS PRETTY GOOD FOR YOU.

IT'S NOT FUNNY!

HA HA!

SEE YOU TOMORROW.

BYE!

BYE!

I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU'RE SO CRUEL WITH GILBERT.

HE IS A NICE BOY.

NOT AT ALL MY TYPE, MIND YOU.

HE'S INHUMANELY CRUEL.

DO YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT I THINK?

I THINK HE'S IN LOVE WITH YOU.

DIANA BARRY!

DON'T EVER SAY THAT!

YOU'RE MY BOSOM FRIEND, BUT I CAN'T ALLOW EVEN YOU TO SPEAK TO ME OF THAT HORRID PERSON.

I WAS ONLY TRYING TO-- MY EARS ARE CLOSED.

HOW CAN WE BE BOSOM FRIENDS IF I CAN'T SAY WHAT I THINK?

YOU'RE RIGHT.

SORRY.

YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT ELSE I THINK?

OH, GOLLY, I FORGOT.

I HAVE TO GET STRAIGHT BACK TO GREEN GABLES.

I HAVE TO BAKE A PIE ALL ON MY OWN.

FIRST TIME I'VE EVER TRIED.

SECRETLY, YOU LOVE HIM, TOO.

OH!

[SIFTER RATTLING] [CRACK] [TICKING] [CHICKENS CLUCKING] [BIRDS CHIRPING] [GIGGLING] UHH!

UHH!

MATTHEW?

UHH!

MATTHEW!

OH!

OH, NO.

I'M ALL RIGHT.

I'M FINE, MISS ANNE.

I WAS JUST JOKING LIKE YOU.

OH, PLEASE DON'T EVER DO THAT AGAIN.

I'M SO SORRY.

AW, GEEZ.

YOU KNOW, I WAS JUST GONNA GO AND PICK SOME PUFFBALLS.

WHY DON'T YOU COME WITH ME?

YEAH, I'M THE ONLY ONE THAT KNOWS WHERE THEY GROW, AND I'LL SHARE MY SECRET WITH YOU.

YES, LET'S GO.

ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.

[GATE CREAKS] COME ON.

[CROWS CAWING] YOU LIKE THE FOREST, DON'T YOU?

MM-HMM.

OH, I SURELY DO.

WHAT EXACTLY IS A PUFFBALL?

OH, IT'S...KIND OF A GIANT MUSHROOM.

YOU CUT UP IN LITTLE PIECES AND FRY IT IN LOTS OF BUTTER.

WHY, THERE'S NOTHING MORE DELICIOUS IN THE WHOLE WORLD.

HA!

YES, SIR.

MM-HMM.

HERE WE ARE.

NOW, REMEMBER THIS OLD TREE.

JUST A LITTLE WAY TO GO NOW.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

USED TO BE HERE.

NO, NO.

MAYBE IT'S... I DON'T KNOW.

OH!

I KNOW WHERE IT IS NOW.

I KNOW.

COME ON.

I KNOW.

MAYBE WE SHOULD GO BACK.

SHH!

LET ME--LET ME-- LET ME THINK.

MATTHEW.

WHAT?

WHAT?

MATTHEW.

WHAT?

HUSH, HUSH.

DO YOU KNOW YOUR WAY BACK?

WHAT?

TO THE PATH.

MATTHEW!

WE CAN GO BACK.

I KNOW THE WAY.

CAN I SHOW YOU?

WHAT?

COME ON, CAN I SHOW YOU?

YES, YES.

YES, PLEASE.

COME ON.

WELL, GOOD.

YES.

YES, GOOD.

YEAH.

GOOD.

HERE WE ARE.

SEE?

YES.

YES.

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

OF COURSE I AM.

AND WE CAN TRY IT AGAIN TOMORROW.

NOW, LISTEN TO ME, UH... YOU KNOW, I THINK MAYBE WE OUGHTA KEEP ALL OF THIS UNDER OUR HATS.

YOU KNOW, IT'S NEVER A GOOD IDEA TO UPSET MARILLA.

WHAT SAY YOU?

I DO WISH I COULD HAVE HAD THE HEADACHE FOR YOU, MARILLA.

I WOULD HAVE ENJOYED IT JOYFULLY FOR YOUR SAKE.

YES, I'VE NO DOUBT YOU WOULD HAVE.

YOU KNOW WHAT I WOULD HAVE ENJOYED MORE?

A NICE WARM PIECE OF PIE.

[GASPS] UNFORTUNATELY, WHEN I GOT HOME, I FOUND IT BURNT TO CINDERS.

OH, GOLLY, I KNEW SOMETHING WAS MISSING.

I FELT IT INSTINCTIVELY.

SOMETHING MISSING?

ANNE SHIRLEY, WHEN YOU HAVE OBLIGATIONS, YOU MUST LEARN TO KEEP YOUR MIND FOCUSED.

SOMETIMES I'M REPREHENSIBLE.

I CAN'T SEEM TO HELP IT.

OH, ANNE... IT'S AS IF THERE'S ANOTHER ANNE INSIDE OF ME.

I'M CERTAIN THAT'S WHY I'M SO TROUBLESOME.

IF THERE WAS JUST ONE ANNE, IT WOULD BE EVER SO MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE, BUT THEN LIFE WOULD ONLY BE HALF SO INTERESTING.

INTERESTING IS NOT IMPORTANT.

WHAT'S IMPORTANT IS TO BE SENSIBLE.

MARILLA, I'M SO SORRY ABOUT THE PIE.

AND WITH MY WHOLE HEART, UPON MY OATH, I SWEAR I'LL BECOME MORE SENSIBLE.

SOONER THAN LATER, I HOPE.

IT'S FROM GILBERT.

[APPLE HITS FLOOR] WHO BELONGS TO THIS CORPULENT McINTOSH?

IT'S MINE, SIR.

I'M THE ONE WHO DROPPED IT.

PHILLIPS: CLASS, WHAT IS MY RULE?

CLASS: NO FOOD IN THE CLASSROOM UNTIL LUNCH.

ANNE, GILBERT, GO TO THE BLACKBOARD.

50 TIMES: "I WILL NOT BRING FOOD INTO CLASS UNTIL LUNCH."

OPEN YOUR READERS.

THE NEXT STEP IN OUR EXAMINATION OF THE TEXT: FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE.

METAPHORS, SIMILES... [CHUCKLING] WHEN SOMETHING IS SOMETHING ELSE.

MR.

BLYTHE!

DO YOU FIND SOMETHING AMUSING?

N-NO, SIR.

THERE IS NOTHING FUNNY ABOUT DISREGARD FOR THE RULES.

WITHOUT RULES, THERE CAN BE NO CIVILITY.

CAN YOUR LITTLE BRAIN GRASP THAT?

YES, SIR.

GO ON.

IT'S ONLY FAIR.

WHAT?

NO, I-- BOTH OF YOU RETURN TO YOUR SEATS.

HE'S AWFUL.

OHH... [KNOCKING] MARILLA?

YES, COME.

MAY I SPEAK WITH YOU?

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

I DO SO WANT TO BE SENSIBLE.

REALLY, I DO.

IN JUST A FEW WEEKS, I'LL BE 13, AND I KNOW I'LL MAKE BETTER CHOICES AND BECOME MORE SENSIBLE.

YES, YOU WILL.

BUT-- THERE'S NO BUTS ABOUT IT.

WHAT IS THE MATTER, CHILD?

IS KEEPING A SECRET BEING SENSIBLE?

WELL, THAT ALL DEPENDS.

WHY DON'T YOU STOP BEATING AROUND THE BUSH AND JUST COME OUT WITH IT?

IT'S ABOUT MATTHEW.

COME HERE.

SCHOLARS... IT IS MY UNFORTUNATE DUTY TO INFORM YOU THAT I WILL BE LEAVING YOUR BELOVED SCHOOL.

GIRL: OH, NO!

PHILLIPS: IN FACT, TODAY WILL BE LAST IN AVONLEA.

YES, THE TIME HAS COME FOR US TO PART, AND PARTING IS SUCH SWEET SORROW THAT I SHALL SAY IT NOW RATHER THAN ON THE MORROW.

[GIRL CRYING] AND IF I SHOULD HAVE ANOTHER LIFE TO LIVE, I WOULD GLADLY LAY IT DOWN FOR AVONLEA, THE FAIREST VILLAGE IN ALL SWEET PRINCE EDWARD'S REALM.

[CLASS SOBBING] GILBERT: THE TIME HAS COME FOR US TO PART... ANNE: BUT PARTING IS SUCH SWEET SORROW.

IF I SHOULD HAVE ANY OTHER LIFE TO LIVE... GIRL: I WILL GLADLY LAY IT DOWN FOR AVONLEA.

MY DEAR SCHOLARS, THANK YOU.

[LAUGHING] ANNE: WAIT.

AREN'T WE BEING UNFAIR AND FAR TOO CRUEL?

NO.

[LAUGHTER] BEAT YOU TO THE CROSSROADS!

[CHICKENS CLUCKING] DON'T FORGET TO GET THE CAKE.

AND THEN GO ASK MURIEL TO HELP YOU PICK OUT SOMETHING NICE.

WHAT KIND OF SOMETHING NICE?

WELL, I DON'T KNOW.

YOU DECIDE.

WELL, YOU SHOULD BE THE ONE WHO DECIDES.

OH, I'M NOT GOOD AT THAT SORT OF THING.

IF YOU DON'T KNOW THAT BY NOW, MATTHEW CUTHBERT, YOU'VE BEEN SPENDING TOO MUCH TIME IN THAT BARN.

OFF YOU GO.

[SIGHS] [CLUCKS TONGUE] [BELL JINGLES] MORNING.

THANK YOU.

GOOD MORNING, MATTHEW.

INDEED IT IS, MURIEL.

CAN I HELP YOU FIND ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR?

NO, NO, JUST SNOOPIN' AROUND.

YOU KNOW HOW THAT GOES.

[BELL JINGLES] AH, MR.

PHILLIPS, YOU'RE BACK, ARE YOU?

ONLY TO FETCH MY MAIL, IF THERE IS ANY.

YES, INDEED, THERE IS... FROM THE ROYAL BANK OF CANADA.

I WONDER WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY ABOUT YOUR APPLICATION TO THE HEAD OFFICE.

YOUNG FELLOW?

I'LL HAVE A WORD WITH YOU.

OH, MR.

CUTHBERT.

JUST THE MAN I'D HOPED TO RUN INTO.

MAY I TELL YOU WHAT A PRIVILEGE IT HAS BEEN TO KNOW YOUR ANNE SHIRLEY.

I ONLY WISH THAT MY TEACHING COULD HAVE RISEN TO THE LEVEL OF HER ABILITY TO LEARN.

SHE'S AN EXCEPTIONAL CHILD.

I KNOW THAT IN THE YEARS TO COME, SHE'LL MAKE YOU VERY PROUD.

YOU MENTIONED YOU WANTED A WORD.

UH, NO.

YES, MR.

PHILLIPS.

ONLY TO SAY I WISH YOU ALL THE VERY BEST OF LUCK.

WELL, THANK YOU, MR.

CUTHBERT.

THANK YOU.

UH, MURIEL.

MATTHEW... [BELL JINGLES] FROM CHARLOTTETOWN.

OH, AUNT FLORENCE.

I DO HOPE THERE'S NO BAD NEWS.

OH, WELL, A LITTLE BIT, PERHAPS.

BUT BY THE END, I THINK IT'S A REAL OPPORTUNI-- TY.

WELL, WHY DIDN'T YOU GIVE IT TO ME BEFORE?

SOME PEOPLE FORGET THINGS, ESPECIALLY OLD PEOPLE.

WELL, LET ME HAVE IT.

HERE.

OH!

IT'S FROM AUNT FLORENCE.

UH-HUH.

AWW!

UNCLE ABNER'S FINALLY PASSED AWAY.

I NEVER DID CARE FOR THE MAN.

MATTHEW!

MAY HE REST IN PEACE.

OH, SHE WANTS US TO-- I'M NOT DOING IT.

YOU'RE NOT DOING WHAT?

READ ON.

YOU'LL SEE.

READ ON.

SHE WANTS US TO MOVE TO CHARLOTTETOWN.

CHARLOTTETOWN.

I'M TELLIN' YOU RIGHT NOW, I'D SOONER BE A KNUCKLE PICKER IN A LOBSTER SHACK AND SLEEP IN THE SWAMP BEFORE I'D ALLOW MYSELF TO GET STUCK IN A BIG CITY WITH ITS HIGH OPINION OF ITSELF.

YOU READ MY LETTER!

I NEVER SET A SINGLE EYE ON A WORD OF IT!

WELL, HOW DID YOU KNOW WHAT WAS IN IT, THEN?

HOW DO YOU THINK?

OH!

MURIEL!

OHH!

AND FLORENCE ALSO SAID SHE WAS SORRY TO LEARN OF MY DISORIENTED BEHAVIOR.

TO WHAT WAS SHE REFERRING?

MARILLA?

WHAT IS SHE REFERRING TO?

ANNE, CRYING: IT WAS ME, MATTHEW.

[SNIFFS] I BROKE MY PROMISE.

I TOLD.

I'M SO SORRY.

[ANNE CONTINUES CRYING] COME HERE, CHILD.

COME.

PLEASE.

I'M SO, SO, SO, SORRY, MATTHEW!

OH, NOW, NOW, MISS ANNE, LISTEN TO ME.

LISTEN.

YOU DID THE RIGHT THING.

MARILLA: THE SENSIBLE THING.

IT WAS MY STUBBORNESS AND PRIDE THAT GOT IN THE WAY.

IT WAS NOT FAIR TO PUT YOU IN THE MIDDLE.

I BETRAYED YOU.

WHAT?

BETRAYED ME?

MISS ANNE, YOU SAVED ME TWICE.

ONCE OUT IN THE FOREST, THEN AGAIN WHEN YOU TOLD MARILLA ABOUT IT.

CHILD... YOU CAN HAVE NO BETTER FRIEND THAN ONE WHO TELLS THE TRUTH, AND I COULD NOT HAVE A BETTER FRIEND THAN YOU.

[CHILDREN TALKING INDISTINCTLY] HI.

THANK YOU.

GIRL: OH, NO!

HA HA!

JOHN BLYTHE'S BOY, ISN'T HE?

MARILLA: OH.

I SEEM TO REMEMBER YOU DOING SOME PLAY-ACTING THING TOGETHER, YOU AND JOHN.

HA HA HA!

BOY: NOT FAIR!

OH, PFFF!

HA HA HA!

YOU KNOW I NEVER WAS THE MARRYING TYPE.

UH-HUH.

DOES TAKE AFTER HIS FATHER, THOUGH.

I CAN SEE IT IN HIS EYES.

HA HA!

GO ON!

GO MAKE YOURSELF USEFUL.

DOES ANYBODY WANT SOME MORE CAKE?

YES, PLEASE!

ME!

YOU.

THERE YOU GO.

MATTHEW: ALL RIGHT, READY?

YES, SIR.

HERE WE GO.

HA HA!

I LIKE PIGS AND HORSES, EVEN MILKING COWS, BUT CHICKENS ARE NOT MY FAVORITE.

I UNDERSTAND THEY'RE AWFULLY GOOD ROASTED, BUT FATHER INSISTS I TRY IT MYSELF, TRY ROASTING ONE, BUT A MAN ROASTING A CHICKEN?

I DON'T KNOW.

SEEMS, WELL-- WHAT DO YOU THINK?

NEVER HURTS TO TRY SENSIBLE THINGS.

I WOULD TRY ALMOST ANYTHING IF I COULD.

I IMAGINE YOU WOULD.

MY TURN.

HA HA HA!

ARE YOU READY, JOSIE PYE?

YES.

HERE WE GO.

HA HA HA!

YOU WATCH.

SHE WON'T BE BACK, NOT IN THE WAY SHE USED TO BE.

YES, SHE WILL.

SHH SHH.

MY, MY, I SEE WE'RE ALL WELL-BEHAVED CHILDREN, BUT I DON'T BELIEVE IT FOR A MINUTE, PLENTY OF TIME FOR WELL-BEHAVING, NOT ENOUGH FOR ORDINARY BEHAVING.

I'M MISS STACY.

I'M FAIR, BUT I DON'T SUFFER FOOLS.

THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS EVERY MORNING IS A BRISK WALK.

EVERYONE UP, OUT OF YOUR SEATS.

ALLONS-Y.

FOLLOW ME.

BREATHE IN THE FRESH AIR AS YOU WALK.

AHH, BREATHE DEEPLY, CHILDREN.

FILL YOUR LUNGS WITH THE LOVELY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS BLOWING TO US ALL THE WAY FROM THE ARCTIC.

CAN YOU SMELL THE ANCIENT ICE MILLIONS OF YEARS OLD, WHERE ALL THE SECRETS OF OUR PLANET ARE FROZEN IN TIME?

ALL RIGHT.

GATHER ROUND.

STACY: EXCELLENT.

EXCELLENT.

NOW STRETCH OUT YOUR ARMS, HOLD HANDS, AND FORM A CIRCLE.

STACY: WE SHALL NOW COMMENCE TO EXERCISE OUR ANATOMICAL PARTS, FORCING OUR BLOOD TO FLOW AND OUR MINDS TO THINK, AND 1 AND 2 AND 3 AND 1 AND 2 AND 3 AND... ♪ HALT ♪ ET CETERA.

"BUT HARK, THE TRAMP OF ARMED MEN, "THE DOUGLAS' BATTLE CRY!

"THEY COME!

THEY COME!

AND LO, THE SCOWL "OF RUTHVEN'S HOLLOW EYE!

"THE SWORDS ARE DRAWN, AND DAGGERS GLEAM, "AND TEARS AND WORDS ARE VAIN-- "THE RUFFIAN STEEL IS IN HIS HEART "THE FAITHFUL RIZZIO'S SLAIN!

"THEN MARY STUART BRUSHED ASIDE A TEAR "THAT TRICKLING FELL.

"NOW FOR MY FATHER'S ARM," SHE SAID, "MY WOMAN'S HEART FAREWELL."

STACY: BRAVO, ANNE SHIRLEY.

BRAVO.

WELL DONE, ANNE.

WELL DONE.

I AGREE WITH THAT.

STACY: BRAVO, ANNE SHIRLEY.

BRAVO.

WELL DONE.

RACHEL: I CERTAINLY HOPE THIS MR.

ALLAN FELLOW IS MARRIED.

IT WOULD NEVER DO TO HAVE AN UNMARRIED MINISTER IN AVONLEA.

OH, HE MIGHT MARRY IN THE CONGREGATION.

WOULDN'T THAT BE A FINE KETTLE OF COD?

NOPE.

THE IDEAL COMBINATION FOR A PASTOR IS SOUND DOCTRINE IN THE MAN AND GOOD HOUSEKEEPING IN THE WOMAN.

YOU ARE A FAR-SEEING WOMAN, RACHEL LYNDE.

YEAH.

I TRY MARILLA.

LORD KNOWS, I TRY.

CONGREGATION: ♪ ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL ♪ ♪ ALL THINGS WISE AND WONDERFUL ♪ ♪ THE LORD GOD MADE THEM ALL ♪ ♪ THE TALL TREES IN THE GREEN WOOD ♪ ♪ THE MEADOWS WHERE WE PLAY ♪ ♪ THE RUSHES BY THE WATER ♪ ♪ WE GATHER EVERY DAY ♪ ♪ ALL THINGS BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL ♪ ♪ ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL ♪ ♪ ALL THINGS WISE AND WONDERFUL ♪ ♪ THE LORD GOD MADE THEM ALL ♪ SHE'S FAR TOO FASHIONABLE.

IT'S UNSEEMLY.

SHUSH.

MR.

ALLAN: MY DEAR, NEWFOUND FRIENDS, A VERY SHORT WHILE AGO IN HALIFAX, MRS.

ALLAN AND I DEBATED WHERE TO SPEND OUR HONEYMOON, BUT IN THE END, WE REALIZED IF THERE WAS ONE PLACE ON THIS EARTH WHERE ALL THINGS ARE BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL, IT'S RIGHT HERE IN AVONLEA.

THAT'S WHY WE KNEW THE PERFECT PLACE FOR A HONEYMOON WAS HERE WITH ALL OF YOU.

MRS.

ALLAN: THE NEXT MORNING, THE KING WAS JOYOUS THAT DANIEL WAS STILL ALIVE.

HE ORDERED HIM TAKEN OUT OF THE LIONS DEN.

THEN THE KING LOOKED DANIEL OVER, AND THERE WASN'T A BITE MARK OR A SCRATCH FOUND ON HIS BODY, AND DO YOU KNOW WHY?

ALL: BECAUSE HE TRUSTED IN GOD.

VERY GOOD.

BECAUSE HE TRUSTED IN GOD, AND THEN DO YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED?

ALL OF DANIEL'S ENEMIES, EVERYONE WHO HAD FALSELY ACCUSED HIM, WERE THROWN INTO THE LIONS DEN WITH THEIR WIVES AND CHILDREN.

THE LIONS ATE THEM ALL RIGHT DOWN TO THE BONES.

GOLLY, THAT'S A GOOD STORY.

[CHUCKLES] OH, I THINK I REMEMBER.

RUBY GILLIS, RIGHT?

YES, RUBY?

WILL THERE BE A SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC THIS SUMMER?

OH, I CERTAINLY HOPE SO, RUBY.

I ADORE PICNICS.

DON'T YOU?

HE'S BY NO MEANS PERFECT, BUT HIS DOCTRINE IS SOUND, AND WE CAN'T EXPECT A FAULTLESS MINISTER FOR $750 PER ANNUM, MM.

BUT I DO WORRY ABOUT HIS WIFE.

SHE SEEMS AWFULLY PETITE AND, I MAY SAY, VERY YOUNG TO BE TAKING OVER THE MISTRESSHIP OF THE MANSE.

I THINK SHE'S WONDERFUL, AND SHE HAS SUCH BEAUTIFUL SKIN.

I WISH I HAD BEAUTIFUL SKIN.

IF I HAD, PERHAPS I COULD INFLUENCE PEOPLE FOR GOOD.

MRS.

ALLAN IS ALWAYS TELLING US, YOU SHOULD TRY AND INFLUENCE PEOPLE FOR GOOD.

SHE TALKS ABOUT EVERYTHING SO NICELY.

I NEVER KNEW RELIGION COULD BE SUCH A CHEERFUL THING.

I ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WAS SLOW AND MELANCHOLY, BUT MRS.

ALLAN ISN'T LIKE THAT AT ALL.

I KNOW IF I COULD BE MORE LIKE HER, I'D BE A BETTER CHRISTIAN.

YES.

WELL, I CERTAINLY LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING TO KNOW HER BETTER.

I SUPPOSE YOU MUST HAVE THE GOOD PASTOR AND MRS.

ALLAN UP TO TEA.

OH, COULD WE, MARILLA, PLEASE?

I SUPPOSE WE MUST, PERHAPS NEXT WEDNESDAY.

DON'T TELL MATTHEW, THOUGH.

HE'LL FIND SOME EXCUSE NOT TO BE AROUND.

MAY I BAKE A CAKE FOR THE OCCASION?

YOU KNOW, I CAN MAKE A PRETTY GOOD CAKE.

OF COURSE, I'D WANT YOUR HELP TO GUIDE MY HAND.

A VERY SIMPLE LAYER CAKE.

OH, AND YOU CAN MAKE YOUR BAKING POWDER BISCUITS AND PERHAPS YOUR PLUM PRESERVES, OH, AND WHIPPED CREAM.

I KNOW FOR A FACT, MINISTERS LOVE WHIPPED CREAM.

YES.

THEY LOVE WHIPPED CREAM.

DIANA: I'M SO EXCITED TO BE 13.

DO YOU LIKE IT, ANNE?

ANNE?

OH, YES.

I'M SORRY.

I WAS JUST-- THINKING ABOUT GILBERT?

WHY WOULD YOU SAY THAT?

YOU SPEND ALL YOUR TIME WITH HIM NOW.

I DON'T.

BESIDES, IF YOU MUST KNOW, I WAS THINKING ABOUT MY LAYERED CAKE.

WHAT IF IT DOESN'T RISE OR TASTES HORRIBLE?

I WOULD BE SO ASHAMED, I COULDN'T-- I COULD NEVER SHOW MY FACE AT CHURCH AGAIN.

I'D HAVE TO BECOME A DRUID AND LIVE ALONE IN THE FOREST-- ANNE.

ANNE, YOU'LL MAKE A BEAUTIFUL CAKE.

HOW DO YOU KNOW?

A FAIRY TOLD ME.

[BOTH LAUGH] ANNE: OH, MARILLA, WHAT IF IT DOESN'T RISE?

PERHAPS THE BAKING POWDER ISN'T GOOD.

MRS.

LYNDE SAYS, YOU CAN NEVER BE SURE ABOUT GETTING GOOD BAKING POWDER NOWADAYS WITH THE GOVERNMENT MEDDLING, MAKING EVERYTHING SO ADULTERATED.

OH, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE PLENTY OF FOOD WITHOUT IT.

I KNOW THAT.

CAN I FIX UP THE TABLE WITH SOME FERNS AND WILD ROSES?

OH, THERE'S NO NEED.

IT'S THE EDIBLES THAT ARE IMPORTANT, NOT THE TRIVIAL DECOR.

MRS.

BARRY DECORATES HER TABLE.

I HEARD MR.

BARRY SAY, IT'S A FEAST FOR THE EYES AS WELL AS THE PALATE.

I DON'T CARE.

[EXHALES] OHH... GO AHEAD.

DO WHAT YOU WANT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

OHH... MIND, YOU LEAVE ROOM FOR THE DISHES.

MRS.

ALLAN: OH, MY, WHAT A GLORIOUS ARRANGEMENT.

IT'S ALL OF ANNE'S DOINGS.

HA HA HA!

I DON'T BELIEVE YOU'VE MET MY BROTHER MATTHEW CUTHBERT.

OH, HOW DO YOU DO, MR.

CUTHBERT?

HELLO, MR.

CUTHBERT.

MATTHEW WILL DO.

AND HOW ARE YOU, MATTHEW?

I'M 76.

PLEASE.

THANK YOU.

OH.

ALL RIGHT.

THERE WE GO.

THANK YOU, ANNE.

MARILLA: I THINK I'LL HAVE A LITTLE PIECE.

HERE YOU ARE, MY DEAR.

OH, IT'S SO MUCH.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

PLEASE.

HOW DELIGHTFUL.

WELL, I JUST STARED.

DID YOU?

FOR YOU?

YES, PLEASE.

OH, VERY GOOD.

OH!

HA HA!

ALL RIGHT.

MM.

NO.

MR.

ALLEN: SEE YOU ON SUNDAY, MATTHEW?

MATTHEW: IF YOU COME HERE.

OK.

OH, AFTERWARDS MAYBE.

OH, WOW!

OH... MY, MY.

MARILLA: SHE MADE THAT ALL BY HERSELF.

MRS.

ALLAN: MY GOODNESS, WHAT AN ACCOMPLISHMENT.

MARILLA: ALL RIGHT.

OK.

SHALL I BE THE FIRST TO TRY?

YES, PLEASE.

OOP!

OH, MY, THAT LOOKS DELICIOUS.

THANK YOU.

MARILLA: THERE YOU GO.

MR.

ALLAN: OH, LOOK AT THIS.

[CLEARS THROAT] IS IT ALL RIGHT?

MM.

OH, YES.

DELIGHTFUL AND EVER SO, UH-- ANNE SHIRLEY!

WHAT ON EARTH DID YOU PUT IN THIS CAKE?

PLEASE DON'T HAVE ANY MORE OF THAT.

THAT'S THE MOST DREADFUL THING I'VE EVER EATEN IN MY LIFE.

I'M SURE IT'S SCRUMPTIOUS, MARILLA.

OH, YOU STAY OUT OF IT.

WHAT DID YOU PUT INTO IT?

I ONLY ADDED VANILLA.

MARILLA, IT MUST BE THE BAKING POWDER.

YOU REMEMBER WHAT MRS.

LYNDE SAID ABOUT BAKING POWDER.

BAKING POWDER.

FIDDLESTICKS.

GO AND SHOW ME THE BOTTLE YOU USED.

OH, I'M SORRY.

THAT'S NOT FIT FOR THE ANIMALS.

NO, NO.

NOW, MARILLA... [POP] [SNIFFS] ANNE SHIRLEY, YOU HAVE FLAVORED YOUR CAKE WITH ANODYNE LINIMENT.

COULD YOU NOT AT LEAST HAVE SMELLED IT?

[CRYING] OHH... [KNOCKS ON DOOR] [CRYING] ANNE, WON'T YOU PLEASE COME BACK DOWNSTAIRS AND JOIN US?

IT'S IMPOSSIBLE.

I'M RUINED.

NOW, NOW.

IT'S NOT GOOD FOR A CHILD TO CRY SO.

[SNIFFLES] ANNE, I'M TO BLAME, TOO.

THAT OLD LINIMENT BOTTLE BROKE, AND I TOOK WHAT WAS LEFT OF IT AND POURED IT INTO THE VANILLA BOTTLE.

DOESN'T MATTER.

I'M DISGRACED.

I'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO LIVE IT DOWN.

ANNE: I JUST KNOW HOW GIL-- THE BOYS AT SCHOOL WILL NEVER STOP LAUGHING AT ME.

MARILLA: OHH... I CAN NEVER SHOW MY FACE TO MRS.

ALLAN AGAIN.

SHE PROBABLY THINKS I TRIED TO POISON HER.

OH, MARILLA, WON'T YOU PLEASE TELL HER I DID NOT TRY AND POISON-- SUPPOSE YOU JUMP OUT OF THAT BED AND TELL HER YOURSELF?

OH, MY DEAR, IT'S JUST A SILLY MISTAKE ANYBODY COULD HAVE MADE.

OH, NO, MRS.

ALLAN.

TAKES ONLY ME TO MAKE SUCH A BLUNDER.

I CAN'T GO A DAY WITHOUT MAKING A MISTAKE.

ISN'T THAT SO, MARILLA?

YOU DO HAVE A BEAT FOR IT.

COME ALONG NOW.

COME ON.

THERE IS ONE ENCOURAGING THING ABOUT ME.

MORE THAN ONE, I EXPECT.

I NEVER MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE TWICE.

I'M NOT SURE THAT'S A BENEFIT WHEN YOU'RE ALWAYS MAKING NEW ONES.

OH, BUT DON'T YOU SEE, MARILLA?

THERE MUST BE A LIMIT TO THE AMOUNT OF MISTAKES A PERSON CAN MAKE, AND ONCE I GET TO THE END OF THEM, THEN I'LL FINALLY BE THROUGH WITH THEM.

I PRAY FOR THE DAY.

ALL: ♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ♪ ♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ♪ ♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DEAR DIANA ♪ ♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ♪ 1, 2, 3.

OH, HO!

CONGRATULATIONS.

THAT'S PRETTY GOOD, EH?

BEAUTIFULLY DONE.

PERFECT.

OK.

AND... AND THERE WE GO.

THERE WE GO.

PERFECT, DARLING.

ISN'T SHE WONDERFUL?

THAT SHE IS.

HA HA HA!

HERE WE ARE AND ONE FOR YOU.

[WHISPERING] Can we go outside?

FOR WHAT?

Let's play dare.

LOOKS HARD.

DON'T GO.

WOW.

OH, BE CAREFUL.

DON'T FALL.

SHE'LL SLIP.

IT WASN'T THAT DIFFICULT.

UH!

THAT WASN'T EVEN WORTH A DARE.

I AGREE.

I KNOW A GIRL WHO COULD WALK THE RIDGEPOLE OF A ROOF.

REALLY?

YES, REALLY.

THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

LET'S SEE YOU DO IT.

I WOULD, BUT IT'S NOT MY TURN.

[GASPS] I DARE YOU TO WALK THE RIDGEPOLE.

NO.

ANNE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO.

OH, YES, SHE DOES.

IT ISN'T FAIR TO DARE ANYBODY TO DO ANYTHING SO DANGEROUS.

SCAREDY CAT?

I'M NO SUCH THING.

PLEASE, ANNE, NO.

DON'T DO IT.

IT'S NOT WORTH IT.

I SHALL WALK THE RIDGEPOLE OR PERISH IN THE ATTEMPT.

IF I DIE TRAGICALLY... OH, WOW.

SHE'S DOING IT.

I HAVE THIS REALLY BAD FEELING.

DON'T DO THIS.

UH, ANNE, BE CAREFUL.

[SOBS] IT'S NOT WORTH IT.

[ALL GASP] [GASPS] ANNE SHIRLEY!

MISS BERRY.

WHY DID YOU EVER AGREE TO ACCEPT THAT DARE?

MY HONOR WAS AT STAKE.

HONOR?

MM-HMM.

YOU BELIEVE HONOR IS THE HIGHEST VIRTUE?

OF COURSE.

HMPH.

YOU DON'T?

IN MY BOOK, LOYALTY TRUMPS HONOR.

WHY?

MY DEAR, IF WE DON'T KNOW WHERE OUR LOYALTIES LIE, HOW CAN WE MAKE A DIFFICULT CHOICE?

AND OF ALL SINS, THE MOST DIFFICULT ARE THE BESETTING ONES.

THEY'RE THE SINS COMMITTED OUT OF HABIT.

THEY'RE STUBBORN AND HARD TO LOSE.

CAN ANYONE GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF A BESETTING SIN?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY ARE, BUT I'M SURE I HAVE THEM.

YES, ANNE.

MOST PROBABLY, YOU DO.

MOST PROBABLY, WE ALL DO.

WHAT THEY COME FROM IS TOO MUCH THINKING ABOUT YOURSELF, AND WHAT THEY USUALLY DO IS HURT THE ONES YOU LOVE MOST.

IN ORDER TO OVERCOME THEM, YOU NEED TO LEARN TO LOVE YOURSELF LESS AND DENY YOUR OWN DESIRES.

ANNE: DEAREST MERCIFUL GOD IN HEAVEN, PLEASE HELP ME.

OH, BY THE WAY, IT'S ME--ANNE SHIRLEY.

PLEASE HELP ME OVERCOME MY BESETTING SINS.

HELP ME BECOME A SENSIBLE CHILD.

I KNOW I MUST LIMIT MY IMAGINATION, PAY MORE ATTENTION TO MY DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS.

O LORD MOST HIGH, I DO SO, SO, SO WANT TO BE SENSIBLE, AS MARILLA SAYS, SOONER THAN LATER.

PLEASE BLESS MATTHEW AND MARILLA AND HARRY AND THE PIGS.

MAYBE DON'T MIND ALL THE CHICKENS.

[CHUCKLES] SINCERELY, ANNE SHIRLEY.

OH, AND AMEN.

OH... MISS STACY GAVE US AN ASSIGNMENT TO WRITE ABOUT THE MOST REMARKABLE PERSON WE'VE EVER KNOWN OR HEARD ABOUT.

CAN YOU IMAGINE BEING SO REMARKABLE THAT ONE DAY, CHILDREN WRITE ABOUT YOU?

NO.

I CAN'T.

NOW, YOU REMEMBER THAT MATTHEW AND I ARE SPENDING MOST OF THE DAY IN TOWN TOMORROW.

SOON AS I FINISH MY CHORES, I'LL SPEND THE REST OF MY DAY ON MY ASSIGNMENT.

WELL, WE'RE GOING TO BE QUITE LATE.

DO YOU THINK YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO MAKE THE DINNER WITHOUT BURNING THE HOUSE DOWN?

[KNOCKS ON DOOR] MARILLA: I WORRIED IT WAS CROWDED IN TOWN THIS AFTERNOON.

THAT'S WHY WE LIVE OUT HERE AND WHY WE'RE STAYING OUT HERE.

OH, SHUSH.

WHOA, BOY.

WHOA, HARRY.

GOOD BOY.

OHH... COME ON, HARRY.

BE PATIENT.

I'LL GET YOU UNHITCHED DIRECTLY.

OH... ANNE?

TIME FOR BED, HARRY.

IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY FOR-- MARILLA: MATTHEW!

COMING!

WHAT'S HAPPENED?

WHY THE ALARM?

APPARENTLY WHILE WE WERE OUT, A PEDDLER STOPPED BY GREEN GABLES.

JUST LOOK WHAT THIS CHILD HAS DONE TO HERSELF.

DOES THIS LOOK LIKE THE WORK OF A CHILD WHO'S TRYING HER VERY HARDEST TO BE SENSIBLE?

[CHUCKLES] UH, NO, MARILLA.

OF COURSE NOT.

I CAN'T EVER GO OUT IN PUBLIC AGAIN-- NO PARTIES, NO PLAYING WITH FRIENDS, NO SCHOOL, NO SECRET ISLAND, NOT EVEN GOING TO CHURCH.

IT'S THE END OF MY BRIEF, TRAGIC LIFE.

OH, SHUSH.

YOU DO GO ON, DON'T YOU?

WITH GOOD REASON.

WELL, THERE'S SOME TRUTH TO THAT.

MISS ANNE, ONE THING I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

I BELIEVE YOU'D SEE THE COW KNEEL IN THE BARN BEFORE YOU'D FIND TWO CENTS AROUND HERE, SO HOW DID YOU PAY-- I TRADED FOR IT.

THAT SO?

TRADE THEM WHAT?

A CHICKEN, NOT ONE OF THE GOOD LAYING ONES, JUST THAT OLD, SPOTTED ONE, YOU KNOW, THE ONE THAT BITES AND HASN'T LAID AN EGG IN 3 MONTHS.

LORD, HELP US.

SHE WAS A TERRIBLE CHICKEN.

[PANTING] [SNIFFLING] IT'S HOPELESS, MARILLA.

[SNIP] [SNIP] ANNE!

ANNE, WAIT!

ANNE, WHAT HAPPENED?

YOU WERE AWAY FROM SCHOOL FOR 5 WHOLE DAYS.

I WANTED TO VISIT, BUT-- I KNOW, I KNOW, BUT IT WAS SO TERRIBLE.

ARE YOU SICK?

YOU MUST NEVER TELL.

WHAT?

WHAT?

MARILLA GAVE ME A NOTE FOR MISS STACY.

GREEN HAIR?

OH... HOW THRILLING.

NOT REALLY.

WHAT HAPPENED?

OK, BUT, HONESTLY, YOU MUST SWEAR AN OATH NEVER TO TELL.

TO THE GRAVE.

I WOULD NEVER TELL.

EXCUSE ME.

MAY I CARRY YOUR BOOKS?

WHY WOULD YOU-- OH.

WELL, YES, GILBERT.

THANK YOU.

I'M SORRY ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED, WHATEVER IT WAS.

THANK YOU... DO YOU MIND IF I ASK-- BUT IT'S ALL FINE NOW.

OH.

UH, IT TURNED OUT EUCLID IS PRETTY INTERESTING.

YES.

I THOUGHT SO, TOO.

[LEAVES RUSTLE] [WIND HOWLS] [BIRDS CHIRPING] STACY: "I PRAY HIM SEND A SUDDEN ANGEL DOWN "TO SEIZE ME BY THE HAIR AND BEAR ME FAR, "AND FLING ME DEEP IN THAT FORGOTTEN MERE, AMONG THE TUMBLED FRAGMENTS OF THE HILLS."

"SO GROANED SIR LANCELOT IN REMORSEFUL PAIN, NOT KNOWING HE SHOULD DIE A HOLY MAN."

THE END.

EVEN YOU CAN IMPROVE IN YOUR MATHEMATICS, RUBY.

I CAN HELP YOU IF YOU'D LIKE.

GILBERT: I THINK I'D LIKE TO BE A KNIGHT IN CAMELOT AND FIGHT JOUSTS AND WIN THE DIAMOND OF THE YEAR.

THAT MUST HAVE BEEN EXCITING, DON'T YOU THINK?

YES, IF YOU'D LIKE TO LIVE IN A MAKE-BELIEVE STORY, BUT I IMAGINE REAL LIFE, EVEN THEN, WAS MORE COMPLICATED THAN THAT.

I TOLD YOU.

GILBERT: YES.

I SUPPOSE.

ANNE: BUT I DON'T MIND IF YOU IMAGINE THAT.

I THINK IMAGINATION IS A MOST ATTRACTIVE QUALITY.

HEH.

DO YOU THINK LIFE BACK THEN WAS MORE COMPLICATED THAN NOW?

DIANA: OH, HA HA!

UM... WELL, NO.

YES.

I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT I USED TO THINK, BUT NOW I'M NOT SO SURE.

APPRECIATE THE BUSINESS, ANDREW.

[SQUEAL] HA HA HA!

HAND-FED AND LOVED FROM THE MOMENT IT WAS BORN.

[REINS RATTLE] SEE YOU NEXT MONTH.

THANKS AGAIN, ANDREW.

HELLO, MATTHEW.

HELLO, MISS ANNE.

SOMETHING WRONG?

[SIGHS] I DON'T CARE TO BE 13.

OH?

IT'S MUCH MORE COMPLICATED THAN EVEN I IMAGINED, AND THAT'S SAYING A LOT.

YES.

IT IS.

DO YOU REMEMBER BEING 13?

WELL, I'M-- YOU KNOW, I GUESS I DON'T, BUT, ACCORDING TO MARILLA, BOYS DON'T GET MUCH OLDER.

GUESS IT'S DIFFERENT FOR GIRLS.

I BELIEVE YOU'RE RIGHT ABOUT THAT.

ONE PART OF ME WANTS TO BE 12 AGAIN, AND THE OTHER PART-- WELL, I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THE OTHER PART WANTS.

I SEE.

MATTHEW, HOW CAN I KNOW WHAT THE RIGHT THING TO BE OR DO IS?

COME HERE, SWEETHEART.

I'VE NEVER TOLD ANYONE THIS, BUT SOMETIMES WHEN I WALK ALONG THE SHORE AND LISTEN TO THE OCEAN OR IF I'M REAL STILL AND QUIET IN THE FOREST, VERY OFTEN I HEAR A TINY VOICE DEEP INSIDE, JUST A WHISPER.

IT TELLS YOU WHAT TO DO?

WELL, NO, NOT EXACTLY, BUT EVERY NOW AND THEN, IT MAKES A SMALL SUGGESTION.

ANNE: WE CAN DRAMATIZE IT, PUT ON A SHOW FOR OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND MISS STACY AND THE PASTOR AND MRS.

ALLAN.

WE'LL EACH PLAY A PART.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

THE WHOLE POEM?

NO, JUST THE LAST SECTION WITH ELAINE AND LANCELOT.

WELL, I HEARD MRS.

LYNDE SAY PLAYACTING IS ALL STUFF AND NONSENSE.

MRS.

LYNDE IS NO JUDGE OF THE PASSIONATE ARTS.

ANYWAY, WHO WILL PLAY ELAINE?

I THINK RUBY.

HER HAIR IS PERFECT.

OH, I WOULD RATHER BE LANCELOT.

OK.

THEN IT SHOULD BE YOU, DIANA.

OH, IF I WERE TO PLAY DEAD, I'D ACTUALLY DIE OF FRIGHT.

BESIDES, I WOULD RATHER PLAY THE PATHETIC, MOURNING FATHER OR--I KNOW-- QUEEN GUINEVERE.

YOU MUST BE ELAINE.

YES.

YOU MUST.

IT'S RIDICULOUS TO HAVE A REDHEADED ELAINE.

I DON'T MIND PLAYING DEAD AND FLOATING DOWN THE RIVER TO CAMELOT, BUT ELAINE WAS FAIR AND HAD FLOWING, GOLDEN HAIR ALL STREAMING DOWN LIKE RUBY.

BESIDES, ELAINE WAS A LILY MAID.

IT'S IMPOSSIBLE FOR A RED-HAIRED PERSON TO BE A LILY MAID.

WELL, I THINK YOU'RE JUST AS FAIR AS RUBY, AND YOUR HAIR'S COME BACK EVERY SO MUCH DARKER SINCE YOU CUT IT.

DO YOU THINK SO?

MM-HMM.

DO YOU THINK-- I ONLY WONDER, IS IT DARK ENOUGH TO BE CONSIDERED AUBURN?

OH, YES.

HA HA HA!

HA HA HA!

HA HA HA!

MATTHEW: 7 MINUS 3-- 7 TAKE AWAY-- IT'S A 4.

HUH?

7 MINUS 3.

IT'S 4.

OF COURSE IT IS.

UGH!

OHH, HERE.

OHH, THESE MODERN NEEDLES ARE IMPOSSIBLE.

OHH... OH.

THANK YOU.

"FAIN WOULD FOLLOW LOVE, IF THAT COULD BE.

"CALL AND I FOLLOW, I FOLLOW!

LET ME DIE."

"I FAIN WOULD FOLLOW LOVE, IF THAT COULD BE.

"I NEEDS MUST FOLLOW DEATH, WHO CALLS FOR ME; "CALL AND I FOLLOW, I FOLLOW!

LET ME DIE."

ANNE: [INDISTINCT] LOOK.

YOU SEE?

IT'S PERFECT FOR A STAGE.

AND WE'LL HAVE A PROSCENIUM.

AND CURTAINS ON EACH SIDE, AND EVERYBODY CAN SIT OUT HERE ON THE GRASS.

AND LOOK.

THERE'S OUR OLD RAFT.

[THUNDER] IT MUST BE WATERLOGGED BY NOW.

[RAIN FALLING] I COULD FLOAT DOWN AT THE END OF THE LAKE.

IT'LL BE EVER SO DRAMATIC.

WELL, WHAT ABOUT MILLER'S CREEK?

WELL, THE WATER'S SLOW IN THE SUMMER.

IT'S STILL DANGEROUS, AND IT'S STARTING TO RAIN.

RUBY, YOU'RE SO-- WHAT?

NEVER MIND.

LET'S GO FIND OUT.

[LAUGHTER] [LAUGHTER CONTINUES] [LAUGHTER CONTINUES] [SCOFFS] SOMETIMES GIRLS CAN BE CRAZY.

AND SKITTERY AS TICKLE FISH.

[LAUGHTER CONTINUES] SEE?

I TOLD YOU.

"ELAINE THE FAIR, ELAINE THE LOVABLE, "ELAINE THE LILY MAID OF ASTOLAT.

HIGH IN HER CHAMBER IN THE TOWER TO THE EAST."

[LAUGHTER] [THUNDER] MARILLA: MATTHEW?

MATTHEW?

MATTHEW, WE HAD THAT FIXED, REMEMBER?

OF COURSE I REMEMBER.

FORCE OF HABIT, THAT'S ALL.

COME ON.

GO BACK TO BED.

STOP FOLLOWING ME AROUND.

ANNE: DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S ALLOWED TO PRAY TWICE IN THE SAME NIGHT, BUT I'M HOPING IT IS BECAUSE WHAT I WANT TO ASK, IF IT'S NOT TOO MUCH OF A BOTHER, PLEASE MAKE TOMORROW SUNNY AND PLEASANT.

SINCERELY, ANNE SHIRLEY.

AMEN.

IT'S BEYOND BLINDING.

GOOD AFTERNOON, JOHN.

LOVELY TO SEE YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MARILLA.

IT WAS A MISSED OPPORTUNITY, AND IT WAS A LONG TIME AGO.

DON'T BOTHER ABOUT IT NOW.

HELLO, MARILLA.

HELLO, MRS.

ALLAN.

HELLO.

HELLO.

REVEREND ALLAN.

MATTHEW.

MARILLA AND MATTHEW CUTHBERT, THIS IS MISS STACY.

OH, YOU'RE THE NEW SCHOOLTEACHER.

ANNE HAS TOLD ME ALL ABOUT YOU.

I'M VERY HAPPY TO MEET YOU.

DIANA: YOU'RE GONNA DO GREAT, ANNE.

ANNE: LET'S GO.

RUBY, OH, CAREFUL WITH THE SWORD.

I'M SO NERVOUS.

ME, TOO.

MEANWHILE IN CAMELOT, OH, LOOK!

LANCELOT WAS TAKEN-- OH!

PLACES.

OK.

GO, GO, GO.

HA HA HA!

AND RIGHT WAS I, ELAINE THE MAID OF ASTOLAT, WHO DREAMED MY KNIGHT, THE GREATEST KNIGHT OF ALL.

I KNOW NOT WHAT TRUE LOVE IS, BUT IF I KNOW, THEN, IF I LOVE NOT HIM, THERE'S NONE OTHER WHO I CAN LOVE.

THAT WAS A MOUTHFUL.

SHH!

MEANWHILE IN CAMELOT, WHERE LANCELOT WAS TAKEN AND NOW LAY WOUNDED, ALL EARS PRICKED AT ONCE.

ALL TONGUES WERE LOOSENED.

THE MAID OF ASTOLAT LOVES SIR LANCELOT, AND SIR LANCELOT LOVES THE MAID OF ASTOLAT.

IN SECRET, GUINEVERE LOVES LANCELOT, AND SHE FELT A KNOT CLIMB IN HER THROAT, AND WITH HER FEET UNSEEN, SHE CRUSHED THE WILD PASSION OUT AGAINST THE GROUND.

THE VERY NOTION STEALS MY BREATH, ALTHOUGH I HAVE NO CLAIM, NOT EVEN MY KING.

O MY KING.

OH, LANCELOT, MY LANCELOT, THOU IN WHOM I HAVE MOST JOY AND MOST AFFIANCE, WHO COULD HAVE LOVED THE FAIR MAIDEN WHO COULD HAVE BROUGHT THEE.

NOW A LONELY MAN, WIFELESS AND HEIRLESS, NOBLE ISSUE, SONS BORN TO THE GLORY ON THY NAME AND FAME, BUT NAY, YOU DO NOT.

FOREVER YOU SHALL BE MY KNIGHT, THE GREAT SIR LANCELOT OF THE LAKE.

I AM BOUND TO THEE, MY KING.

THIS IS MY OATH AND MY OATH, MY LIFE.

MEANWHILE IN ASTOLAT... I FAIN WOULD FOLLOW LOVE, IF THAT COULD BE.

IF NEEDS MUST CALL FOR DEATH, WHO CALLS FOR ME; CALL AND I FOLLOW, I FOLLOW!

LET ME DIE.

SWEET FRIENDS, FAREWELL.

FAREWELL FOREVER.

MM... MEANWHILE IN CAMELOT, SIR LANCELOT LEANT AGAINST A HIGH WINDOW.

FAR BENEATH HIS EYES, UNKNOWN AND UNOBSERVED, SLOWLY PASSED THE BARGE ON WHICH THE LILY MAID OF ASTOLAT LAY SMILING LIKE A STAR IN BLACKEST NIGHT.

NO!

STOP!

LOOK.

SOMETHING'S WRONG.

THERE'S A CURRENT IN THE LAKE.

THE RAIN LAST NIGHT MUST HAVE RAISED THE WATER LEVEL.

SHE'S HEADED FOR MILLER'S CREEK.

COME ON, CHARLIE.

MARILLA: YOU STAY THERE.

DIANA: ANNE!

ANNE!

WHERE IS SHE?

ANNE!

ANNE!

SOMEBODY HELP HER!

DIANA: ANNE!

[BOTH GASP] AAH!

LET'S GO.

ANNE!

HELP!

UH...OHH... DIANA: WE'RE COMING, ANNE!

ANNE!

ANNE!

ANNE!

SHE'S GOING AROUND THE CORNER.

MARILLA: HOLD ON, ANNE.

WE'RE COMING.

PUSH OFF!

PUSH OFF!

I'M PUSHING.

HELP!

ANNE!

ANNE, I'M COMING!

WE CAN CUT THE CORNER.

THIS WAY.

OK.

DIANA: ANNE!

GILBERT: I'M COMING, ANNE!

[CREAKING] OH!

[PANTING] [PANTING] ANNE: HELP ME!

HURRY!

GILBERT!

UH!

HELP!

[CREAKING] [CRACK] [GASPS] OH, NO.

GILBERT!

I'M COMING, ANNE.

HOLD ON.

DON'T WORRY.

COLD.

IT'S SO COLD.

OH... I KNOW IT'S COLD.

JUST BE CAREFUL.

DON'T SLIP.

HELP ME!

ALMOST THERE.

I'M SLIPPING.

GILBERT: ALMOST THERE.

I'M SLIPPING.

I'M SLIPPING.

I'M ALMOST THERE.

I'M SLIPPING.

AT YOUR SERVICE, MISS SHIRLEY.

THANK YOU, GILBERT.

THAT'S THE MOST-- THAT'S THE NICEST-- I'M NOT SURE WHAT IT IS.

[EXHALES] OH... YOU SAVED ME.

MY HONOR TO OBLIGE, MISS SHIRLEY.

ANNE WILL DO.

JOHN: ANNE SHIRLEY, ARE YOU THERE?

DOWN HERE, FATHER!

ANNE'S SAFE.

THAT'S GILBERT.

WE'VE GONE TOO FAR.

GILBERT BLYTHE, I'M FOREVER IN YOUR DEBT.

[CHUCKLES] AHH... OH!

THANKS BE TO GOODNESS FOR THAT.

HE'S A GOOD BOY, YOUR GILBERT.

AND YOUR ANNE.

HMM.

YEP.

ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL.

EVEN SO, I-- I CAN'T BE SUCH GOOD FRIENDS WITH YOU ANYMORE.

I BEG YOUR PARDON?

I'M SORRY, GILBERT.

IT'S DIFFICULT BEING 13 FOR ME.

FOR A GIRL, IT GETS KIND OF COMPLICATED, BUT LOYALTY CONQUERS ALL.

LOYALTIES TO WHAT?

YOU MAKE NO SENSE.

NO.

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE, I'M BEING PERFECTLY SENSIBLE.

THAT'S NOT FAIR.

ANNE, IF YOU DO THAT, I SWEAR, I'LL NEVER SPEAK TO YOU AGAIN.

DO YOU HEAR ME?

I MEAN IT.

GILBERT: ANNE!

HERE WE ARE.

MM, THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

GOOD NIGHT, YOU OLD GOAT.

GOOD NIGHT TO YOU, YOU GROWLING BEAR.

OH, NO.

LEAVE IT LIT.

LEAVE IT LIT.

ALL RIGHT.

[EXHALES] [KNOCKS ON DOOR] MISS ANNE?

COME IN, MATTHEW.

EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?

OH, YES.

I TOLD MARILLA I'VE BEEN FOOLISH FOR THE LAST TIME.

UPON MY OATH FROM THIS MOMENT FORWARD, I'LL BE COMPLETELY AND UTTERLY SENSIBLE.

ISN'T THAT SPLENDID?

UM, YES.

YES.

IT IS.

BUT?

WELL, IN MY OPINION, IT'S ALL WELL AND FINE TO BE SENSIBLE, BUT DON'T LOSE THE ROMANCE, MISS ANNE.

DON'T EVER LOSE THAT.

GOOD NIGHT.

[DOOR CLOSES] ♪ L.M.

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