Chapter 20
At this evening, Anne and Gilbert strolled down to the lane and enjoyed the sunset. They hold hands und enjoyed the peaceful silent.
"Do you like Avonlea?" Gilbert asked and laid his arm round her waist.
Anne stopped and turned to him. She looked deep in his eyes and whispered: "It is very beautiful here, Gil. I guess this is the most beautiful place on the whole world." She stands on her tie topes and kissed him.
Gilbert pulled her in his arms: "Every place where you are is beautiful, Anne." He whispered low and Anne's heart beat wildly by these words.
For a while they whispered sweet words into their ears and kissed each other. Slowly it was getting dark and the clear night air getting cold, therefore they decided to walk back.
Gilbert drove with his father to Carmody on the next morning. He wants to help him to buy a new cow at the market. Anne walked alone trough Avonlea. She went to the post office and refer a letter to the orphanage, she had promised the kids to write. Everyone in Avonlea knows Gilberts fiancé now and they all greet her friendly. She walked slowly out of the village. On a meadow were many narcissuses and Anne must pick a big bunch. On her way back she passed the church and the small churchyard, she decided to walk trough it.
Anne walked aimless among the partly weather-beaten tombstones and tried to read the inscriptions. Suddenly she stopped abrupt. Two graves were side by side, and the tombstones had the same name "Cuthbert" on it. Here were the graves of Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert. Careful, she stroked over Matthews tombstone inscription. Sadness came over her. She had known Matthew and Marilla only a short time, but nevertheless she liked them. She looked to the flowers in her arms and laid them down on the two graves.
As she left the churchyard, Anne met Diana Wright, which came out of the vicarage.
"Miss Shirley," Diana walked smiling to Anne. "How nice to see you."
"Please call me Anne."
"Only, if you will call me Diana." They looked to each other and laughed. "I have even visit Mrs. Allan. What are you doing here?"
"I was at the churchyard," and Anne start to told her the story from Matthew and Marilla.
"How pity that you don't stay at Green Gables then. I'm sure we were long ago good friends." Diana answered.
"I believe this, too. Have the Cuthberth`s fetch a boy at that time?" Anne asked.
"No, I have never known that they would take an orphan child. Green Gables is empty since Marillas death. Any related have inherited it, but he lives in Charlottetown and don't look after it. It is really pity; Green Gables is such a beautiful place."
"Yes," Anne answered absent.
The both were walked back to the village. Suddenly stand the young blond woman in front of them.
"Hello Josie," Diana said, and Anne noticed a coldly tone in Diana's voice.
"Hello Diana," Josie answered unfriendly, than she looked to Anne. "Good day, Miss Shirley. I hope it isn't too monotonous in Avonlea for you. Of course it can't be better in an orphanage." She smiled ironical.
"Avonlea and the orphanage aren't monotonous in any case. I like both." Anne replied self-confident.
"Hmmm, every how used it. I'm sure you don't know it better. I only ask my self, what Gilbert likes on you. Everywhere are pretty girls, why take he a read head one?" Josie said derogatory.
Anne starts to get angry. Since her childhood she was very sensitive if someone talks about her red hair. "I'm rather a read head, than so arrogant and vain as some other people." She answered.
Josie snort contemptuous and stroked her blond hair back. "I see you don't learn behaviour in an orphanage. But you can't expect such things from an orphan."
Anne's eyes glittering angry, her cheeks getting red. She was short before to getting furry.
Diana noticed it and tried to save the situation: "In your case I wouldn't talk about behaviour, Josie. Well behaviour isn't strength from you."
Josie snort again than the turned and walked away.
Diana laughed: "Calm down, Anne. It isn't worth to getting angry because of a Pye. They are the worse clan in Avonlea. Besides, Josie is only envy of you, because you are engaged with Gilbert. She had always dreamed to marry him. But believe me, she had never any chance. Where would voluntary marry a Pye?" Diana said and both start to laugh.
At this evening, Anne and Gilbert strolled down to the lane and enjoyed the sunset. They hold hands und enjoyed the peaceful silent.
"Do you like Avonlea?" Gilbert asked and laid his arm round her waist.
Anne stopped and turned to him. She looked deep in his eyes and whispered: "It is very beautiful here, Gil. I guess this is the most beautiful place on the whole world." She stands on her tie topes and kissed him.
Gilbert pulled her in his arms: "Every place where you are is beautiful, Anne." He whispered low and Anne's heart beat wildly by these words.
For a while they whispered sweet words into their ears and kissed each other. Slowly it was getting dark and the clear night air getting cold, therefore they decided to walk back.
Gilbert drove with his father to Carmody on the next morning. He wants to help him to buy a new cow at the market. Anne walked alone trough Avonlea. She went to the post office and refer a letter to the orphanage, she had promised the kids to write. Everyone in Avonlea knows Gilberts fiancé now and they all greet her friendly. She walked slowly out of the village. On a meadow were many narcissuses and Anne must pick a big bunch. On her way back she passed the church and the small churchyard, she decided to walk trough it.
Anne walked aimless among the partly weather-beaten tombstones and tried to read the inscriptions. Suddenly she stopped abrupt. Two graves were side by side, and the tombstones had the same name "Cuthbert" on it. Here were the graves of Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert. Careful, she stroked over Matthews tombstone inscription. Sadness came over her. She had known Matthew and Marilla only a short time, but nevertheless she liked them. She looked to the flowers in her arms and laid them down on the two graves.
As she left the churchyard, Anne met Diana Wright, which came out of the vicarage.
"Miss Shirley," Diana walked smiling to Anne. "How nice to see you."
"Please call me Anne."
"Only, if you will call me Diana." They looked to each other and laughed. "I have even visit Mrs. Allan. What are you doing here?"
"I was at the churchyard," and Anne start to told her the story from Matthew and Marilla.
"How pity that you don't stay at Green Gables then. I'm sure we were long ago good friends." Diana answered.
"I believe this, too. Have the Cuthberth`s fetch a boy at that time?" Anne asked.
"No, I have never known that they would take an orphan child. Green Gables is empty since Marillas death. Any related have inherited it, but he lives in Charlottetown and don't look after it. It is really pity; Green Gables is such a beautiful place."
"Yes," Anne answered absent.
The both were walked back to the village. Suddenly stand the young blond woman in front of them.
"Hello Josie," Diana said, and Anne noticed a coldly tone in Diana's voice.
"Hello Diana," Josie answered unfriendly, than she looked to Anne. "Good day, Miss Shirley. I hope it isn't too monotonous in Avonlea for you. Of course it can't be better in an orphanage." She smiled ironical.
"Avonlea and the orphanage aren't monotonous in any case. I like both." Anne replied self-confident.
"Hmmm, every how used it. I'm sure you don't know it better. I only ask my self, what Gilbert likes on you. Everywhere are pretty girls, why take he a read head one?" Josie said derogatory.
Anne starts to get angry. Since her childhood she was very sensitive if someone talks about her red hair. "I'm rather a read head, than so arrogant and vain as some other people." She answered.
Josie snort contemptuous and stroked her blond hair back. "I see you don't learn behaviour in an orphanage. But you can't expect such things from an orphan."
Anne's eyes glittering angry, her cheeks getting red. She was short before to getting furry.
Diana noticed it and tried to save the situation: "In your case I wouldn't talk about behaviour, Josie. Well behaviour isn't strength from you."
Josie snort again than the turned and walked away.
Diana laughed: "Calm down, Anne. It isn't worth to getting angry because of a Pye. They are the worse clan in Avonlea. Besides, Josie is only envy of you, because you are engaged with Gilbert. She had always dreamed to marry him. But believe me, she had never any chance. Where would voluntary marry a Pye?" Diana said and both start to laugh.
