Chapter 8
Doctor Stuart's car stands onto the entrance of the hospital. Gilbert helped Anne to get in and stow away her suitcase. "Good-bye, Miss Shirley," Dorothy called waving, as the car drove away. The cast on Anne's leg was away, but she still has a bandage on it. The whole landscape was wrapped with snow, and the sun was shining, Anne enjoyed the journey very much. Final she could see other things than the hospital. Inside one hour they arrived Hoeptown, and Anne was almost sorry that the journey would be over, soon. "May I ask you for something, Dr. Blythe? Do you think we could stop short at the orphanage? I only would greet the children. You don't need to wait, from the orphanage it isn't far away to my boarding-house." "I want really to see this orphanage." He smiled.
Gilbert stopped the car in front of a dreary grey stone building. It didn't affect very inviting, and Gilbert wondering, if it must be, to spend the childhood behind these grey concrete walls. It was nearly noon and some children played at the simply court. Gilbert helped Anne to get out of the car, and together they walked to the gate. A little blond girl running after a ball towards the gate, and suddenly she saw Anne. "Miss Shirley!" She yelled and a shine came over her face. Suddenly the other children came running and scraped around their teacher. "Miss Shirley, how nice to see you." "We have missed you so much." "Miss Brook doesn't allow us to play in the garden." "I have exercise to read, assiduous." All the children chattering excited at the same time. Everyone wants to tell her something. Gilbert observed this scene with a smile. Anne was squat down and tried to listen everyone. A little brown-head girl, it couldn't be older as four years, clung silent on Anne's coat. "Calm down, at first, "Anne tried to stop the kids. "I have missed you, too. And I know you have to tell me a lot. But slowly. I come back to school on Monday. Than I will know everything exactly. For the rest, this is Dr. Blythe, he drive me home." Anne explained and looked to Gilbert. "Maybe, you should say hello to him. He must think that you all are a terrible gang." The kids giggled and than they greet him exemplary. "I'm pleased to meet you all," Gilbert said, as he reached them his hand. Only the brown-head girl doesn't say anything. "Oh!" Anne looked to the girl. "This is Sarah. Since, six months she lives here. But she didn't speak." "Hello Sarah," Gilbert smiled. But the girl hid herself behind Anne.
"What is going on here? Why are you so noisy?" A lean woman with glasses and a harsh look came towards them. "Hello Miss Brook," Anne stand up and stroked smooths the coat. "Ah, Miss Shirley. I had known it." She said with a coldly voice. "I come even home, from the hospital. On Monday I come back to work. Dr. Blythe brings me home." Anne explained. Miss Brook nodded to Gil, before she said to Anne: "And you must unconditional come here, right` and bring all the kids in confusion. I will be busy to calm them down for the rest of the day. They will be excited until Monday." Reproachful she looked to Anne. "I'm sorry, Miss Brook. It wasn't my intention to make trouble. I would only say, hello." Anne apologized. Miss Brook looked earnest and said to the kids: "Go inside. It is time for lunch." Her voice was gruff. Silent the children walked to the house. But they waved to Anne, as Miss Brook couldn't see it. "Than until Monday, Miss Shirley." Miss Brook went away.
"Is she always so unfriendly?" Asked Gilbert, as they sat again in the car.
"Miss Brook isn't so worse. Under the rough skin is a soft stone. You need only some time to find it." Anne replied smiling. "How long have you lived here?" He asked suddenly. "I was always again here, for a while. Before I came almost to the Cuthbert's, I stay here for six months. After it I lived one year with the Blewitts. I was even glad, to came after this year back to the orphanage. First, I thought nothing could be so worse than the orphanage. But Mrs. Blewitt was the worst point in my life. Somehow I was glad that she doesn't want to keep me longer. She said I would dream too much. Meanwhile, I was 14 years old and there was no chance that someone takes me. I lived here until I was 17. Than I visited the College and make my exam. I had luck to get a scholarship. Since this time, I teach here."
Gilbert getting thoughtful. What a terrible childhood she had. He couldn't understand that no one would keep this kind girl.
Doctor Stuart's car stands onto the entrance of the hospital. Gilbert helped Anne to get in and stow away her suitcase. "Good-bye, Miss Shirley," Dorothy called waving, as the car drove away. The cast on Anne's leg was away, but she still has a bandage on it. The whole landscape was wrapped with snow, and the sun was shining, Anne enjoyed the journey very much. Final she could see other things than the hospital. Inside one hour they arrived Hoeptown, and Anne was almost sorry that the journey would be over, soon. "May I ask you for something, Dr. Blythe? Do you think we could stop short at the orphanage? I only would greet the children. You don't need to wait, from the orphanage it isn't far away to my boarding-house." "I want really to see this orphanage." He smiled.
Gilbert stopped the car in front of a dreary grey stone building. It didn't affect very inviting, and Gilbert wondering, if it must be, to spend the childhood behind these grey concrete walls. It was nearly noon and some children played at the simply court. Gilbert helped Anne to get out of the car, and together they walked to the gate. A little blond girl running after a ball towards the gate, and suddenly she saw Anne. "Miss Shirley!" She yelled and a shine came over her face. Suddenly the other children came running and scraped around their teacher. "Miss Shirley, how nice to see you." "We have missed you so much." "Miss Brook doesn't allow us to play in the garden." "I have exercise to read, assiduous." All the children chattering excited at the same time. Everyone wants to tell her something. Gilbert observed this scene with a smile. Anne was squat down and tried to listen everyone. A little brown-head girl, it couldn't be older as four years, clung silent on Anne's coat. "Calm down, at first, "Anne tried to stop the kids. "I have missed you, too. And I know you have to tell me a lot. But slowly. I come back to school on Monday. Than I will know everything exactly. For the rest, this is Dr. Blythe, he drive me home." Anne explained and looked to Gilbert. "Maybe, you should say hello to him. He must think that you all are a terrible gang." The kids giggled and than they greet him exemplary. "I'm pleased to meet you all," Gilbert said, as he reached them his hand. Only the brown-head girl doesn't say anything. "Oh!" Anne looked to the girl. "This is Sarah. Since, six months she lives here. But she didn't speak." "Hello Sarah," Gilbert smiled. But the girl hid herself behind Anne.
"What is going on here? Why are you so noisy?" A lean woman with glasses and a harsh look came towards them. "Hello Miss Brook," Anne stand up and stroked smooths the coat. "Ah, Miss Shirley. I had known it." She said with a coldly voice. "I come even home, from the hospital. On Monday I come back to work. Dr. Blythe brings me home." Anne explained. Miss Brook nodded to Gil, before she said to Anne: "And you must unconditional come here, right` and bring all the kids in confusion. I will be busy to calm them down for the rest of the day. They will be excited until Monday." Reproachful she looked to Anne. "I'm sorry, Miss Brook. It wasn't my intention to make trouble. I would only say, hello." Anne apologized. Miss Brook looked earnest and said to the kids: "Go inside. It is time for lunch." Her voice was gruff. Silent the children walked to the house. But they waved to Anne, as Miss Brook couldn't see it. "Than until Monday, Miss Shirley." Miss Brook went away.
"Is she always so unfriendly?" Asked Gilbert, as they sat again in the car.
"Miss Brook isn't so worse. Under the rough skin is a soft stone. You need only some time to find it." Anne replied smiling. "How long have you lived here?" He asked suddenly. "I was always again here, for a while. Before I came almost to the Cuthbert's, I stay here for six months. After it I lived one year with the Blewitts. I was even glad, to came after this year back to the orphanage. First, I thought nothing could be so worse than the orphanage. But Mrs. Blewitt was the worst point in my life. Somehow I was glad that she doesn't want to keep me longer. She said I would dream too much. Meanwhile, I was 14 years old and there was no chance that someone takes me. I lived here until I was 17. Than I visited the College and make my exam. I had luck to get a scholarship. Since this time, I teach here."
Gilbert getting thoughtful. What a terrible childhood she had. He couldn't understand that no one would keep this kind girl.
