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Anne spent two weeks at Green Gables and then Marilla’s friend, Mrs. Rachel came to visit them.

Mrs. Rachel told Marilla every detail about the flu63 she had had. Then she finally asked about what she came for.

“I’ve heard about you and Matthew. I’ve heard about the mistake with the boy. Couldn’t you send that girl back?” she asked.

“I think we could, but we decided not to. She has her faults, but I like her and she’s a real bright little thing,” answered Marilla.

Marilla asked Anne to come and see her friend. Anne came running after her walks in the garden, her face red, freckles64 more than ever and hair redder than ever before.

“Well, they didn’t pick you for your looks, that’s for sure65,” was Mrs. Rachel’s comment. She was famous for telling what she wanted without any fear. “Marilla, she’s so skinny and her hair is like carrots! Come here little child… so many freckles!”

Anne came to Mrs. Rachel, stood before her, face red with anger. “I hate you! I hate you!” cried Anne “How dare you66 call me skinny and ugly? You are a very rude67 and impolite68 woman!”

Marilla tried to stop Anne, but she continued.

“How dare you say such rude things? Would you like it if I called you fat?”

“What a temper69!” said Mrs. Rachel surprised.

Marilla told Anne to come to her room. Anne burst into tears, rushed upstairs and shut the door.

“Well, I advise70 you to talk to that girl. And when I say ‘talk’, I mean a birch twig71 – a very effective language for a child like that,” said Mrs. Rachel and went away.

Mrs. Cuthbert came upstairs and found Anne in her bed crying.

“Anne, I think you shouldn’t have behaved72 like that,” said Marilla.

“She shouldn’t have called me red haired and ugly.”

“You always say bad things about your red hair yourself.”

“There’s a difference when I say it and when other people say it about me,” said Anne.

“I don’t think it was the right thing for Mrs. Rachel to say for you, but now she has a wonderful story about you to tell. You must go to her and say that you are sorry.”

“No. I will never do that.”

“Yes, you will. You will stay in this room until you apologise73 for your behaviour to Mrs. Rachel.”

“I will stay here forever then. How can I tell I’m sorry for my words, if I’m not sorry at all!”

“You said you would be a nice girl, if we let you stay at Avonlea,” said Marilla and left the room. She was worried about this situation, but still, when she remembered the face of Mrs. Rachel she couldn’t stop smiling.

Exercise: What are these words?

finally

birch twig

to advise

difference

to behave

Exercise: Choose the right word.

1. She also thought that if she left the child right there, she would never forgive/imagine herself.

2. “But I don’t understand why people say their daydreaming/prayers on their knees.

3. “Well, I advise/apologise you to talk to that girl.”