Chapter 18
The disaster was slowly impending during the supper. Together they sat at the dining table from the family Blythe and enjoyed the roast pork with carrots. Mrs. Blythe was a very well cook. Every time, if Anne told something, Gilbert's mother looked suspicious to her. Nearly, as she didn't believe her. Anne starts to feel more and more uneasy under her searching look. The well roast pork slipped laborious down to Anne's throat. Why couldn't Gilbert's mother like her? Anne asked herself, as she looked down to her full plate.
"Don't you like my roast pork?" Mrs. Blythe asked suddenly with a cold tone in her voice.
"Christine has liked it."
A prick goes through Anne's heart. There it was again! Again and again Mrs. Blythe said Christine Stuart's name at this evening. Gilbert had Anne told that the Stuarts visited PEI last summer, with that they visited Avonlea, too. Of course they had invited Dr. Stuart and his daughter to dinner.
All the evening Anne heard from Mrs. Blythe, again and again: Christine here, Christine there. Gradually, she gets angry about this. Mrs. Blythe couldn't it say more frankly that she don't like Anne.
"The roast pork is excellent. You are a very well cook, Mrs. Blythe." Replied Anne and tried to eat quickly.
Later, she helped Mrs. Blythe to carry the plates into the kitchen und wash the dishes. In silent they are standing in the kitchen.
"I haven't allowed Christine last summer to help me with the wash off. She is a really Lady and shouldn't ruin her hands with it." Mrs. Blythe said suddenly thoughtless.
Anne looked angry. Now, it was enough. She couldn't hear more form wonderful Christine. "Mrs. Blythe, may I ask you for honest word?" Anne laid vigorous the cloth away and crossed her arms. Surprised Mary Blythe looked to her and nodded.
"I know you don't like me," Anne starts with red cheeks. Her eyes glittering with anger and her voice was earnest. "It seems that you have rather Christine as daughter-in-law, than me. Proper I have hoped that you like me. But it seems that this isn't possible. But I want you say one thing, I love Gilbert and I will marry him in any case. If you like me, or not. Of course, I whished my mother-in-law would like me. But if not, I will anyway be a match for this fight. I would do everything for Gilbert, also this mean that his mother will hold in front of me that I'm not Christine Stuart. Maybe I'm only an orphan and a simply teacher. But I don't want and can't live without Gilbert. You must accept this. Therefore be honest and say to me, why you can't like me."
Mrs. Blythe starred astonished to Anne. She hadn't thought Anne could be so vigorous. She hadn't believed that this redhead young girl would fight so for her views. It impresses her that Anne gave her a piece of her mind. Suddenly Mary Blythe starts to smile.
"I'm impressed; you dare to give me a piece of your mind. I was worried that you only think Gilbert were a well catch. Finally, he is a doctor with forward of a great future. I think I'm mistaken. You love him really, right?"
Anne was relieved about her reaction. First she was worried, her temper and impulsive had made everything worse.
"Please believe me, Mrs. Blythe. I really love Gilbert. I love him with all my heart. I don't want make him unhappy, I couldn't bear this." Anne answered.
"I think we should make a new start. I'm Mary." Smiling she reached her hand to Anne. Willingly Anne takes this hand.
"And I am Anne. Please forgive me, if I was so direct. Sometimes I have a problem to control my temper."
Mary laughed: "Anne I think you temper is all right. Say always what you think. "
Anne laughed, too: "Would you promise me something, Mrs. Blythe? Don't tell Gilbert, how I have behave."
"Please call me Mary. I promise, if you promise me something, too. Don't tell Gilbert that my behaviour was terrible, too."
Both laughed and hugged each other. Anne was very relieved that her mother- in-law like her and Mary was glad that Anne really loved her son.
They went back into the parlour with the coffee. Gilbert noticed that something had changed between the two. His mother smiled friendly to Anne and the both chatted cheerful together. Later he asked Anne if something was happened in the kitchen. But Anne shacked laughing her head and kissed him.
The disaster was slowly impending during the supper. Together they sat at the dining table from the family Blythe and enjoyed the roast pork with carrots. Mrs. Blythe was a very well cook. Every time, if Anne told something, Gilbert's mother looked suspicious to her. Nearly, as she didn't believe her. Anne starts to feel more and more uneasy under her searching look. The well roast pork slipped laborious down to Anne's throat. Why couldn't Gilbert's mother like her? Anne asked herself, as she looked down to her full plate.
"Don't you like my roast pork?" Mrs. Blythe asked suddenly with a cold tone in her voice.
"Christine has liked it."
A prick goes through Anne's heart. There it was again! Again and again Mrs. Blythe said Christine Stuart's name at this evening. Gilbert had Anne told that the Stuarts visited PEI last summer, with that they visited Avonlea, too. Of course they had invited Dr. Stuart and his daughter to dinner.
All the evening Anne heard from Mrs. Blythe, again and again: Christine here, Christine there. Gradually, she gets angry about this. Mrs. Blythe couldn't it say more frankly that she don't like Anne.
"The roast pork is excellent. You are a very well cook, Mrs. Blythe." Replied Anne and tried to eat quickly.
Later, she helped Mrs. Blythe to carry the plates into the kitchen und wash the dishes. In silent they are standing in the kitchen.
"I haven't allowed Christine last summer to help me with the wash off. She is a really Lady and shouldn't ruin her hands with it." Mrs. Blythe said suddenly thoughtless.
Anne looked angry. Now, it was enough. She couldn't hear more form wonderful Christine. "Mrs. Blythe, may I ask you for honest word?" Anne laid vigorous the cloth away and crossed her arms. Surprised Mary Blythe looked to her and nodded.
"I know you don't like me," Anne starts with red cheeks. Her eyes glittering with anger and her voice was earnest. "It seems that you have rather Christine as daughter-in-law, than me. Proper I have hoped that you like me. But it seems that this isn't possible. But I want you say one thing, I love Gilbert and I will marry him in any case. If you like me, or not. Of course, I whished my mother-in-law would like me. But if not, I will anyway be a match for this fight. I would do everything for Gilbert, also this mean that his mother will hold in front of me that I'm not Christine Stuart. Maybe I'm only an orphan and a simply teacher. But I don't want and can't live without Gilbert. You must accept this. Therefore be honest and say to me, why you can't like me."
Mrs. Blythe starred astonished to Anne. She hadn't thought Anne could be so vigorous. She hadn't believed that this redhead young girl would fight so for her views. It impresses her that Anne gave her a piece of her mind. Suddenly Mary Blythe starts to smile.
"I'm impressed; you dare to give me a piece of your mind. I was worried that you only think Gilbert were a well catch. Finally, he is a doctor with forward of a great future. I think I'm mistaken. You love him really, right?"
Anne was relieved about her reaction. First she was worried, her temper and impulsive had made everything worse.
"Please believe me, Mrs. Blythe. I really love Gilbert. I love him with all my heart. I don't want make him unhappy, I couldn't bear this." Anne answered.
"I think we should make a new start. I'm Mary." Smiling she reached her hand to Anne. Willingly Anne takes this hand.
"And I am Anne. Please forgive me, if I was so direct. Sometimes I have a problem to control my temper."
Mary laughed: "Anne I think you temper is all right. Say always what you think. "
Anne laughed, too: "Would you promise me something, Mrs. Blythe? Don't tell Gilbert, how I have behave."
"Please call me Mary. I promise, if you promise me something, too. Don't tell Gilbert that my behaviour was terrible, too."
Both laughed and hugged each other. Anne was very relieved that her mother- in-law like her and Mary was glad that Anne really loved her son.
They went back into the parlour with the coffee. Gilbert noticed that something had changed between the two. His mother smiled friendly to Anne and the both chatted cheerful together. Later he asked Anne if something was happened in the kitchen. But Anne shacked laughing her head and kissed him.
