The finale of Anne of Green Gables

The next day, Marilla went to town and didn't come home until evening. Anne sent Diana to the orchard slope and came back. On entering the door, she saw Marilla sitting at the kitchen table, her head propped up in her hands. Anne felt a chill when she saw Marilla listless. She had never seen Marilla so weak.

"Marilla, are you tired?"

"Ah, yes. I feel tired. " Marilla raised her head with difficulty. "But I haven't thought about it. I'm thinking about other things. "

"Have you ever seen an ophthalmologist? What did he say? " Anne asked anxiously.

"I have seen a doctor and thoroughly checked my eyes. The doctor said that I should stop reading books, sewing and other things that tire my eyes completely, and I can't do any work that is harmful to my eyesight. If I pay attention not to shed tears, put on the glasses that the doctor gave me, and carefully protect my eyes, he thinks that this will prevent the illness from getting worse and the headache will gradually get better. If you don't listen to the doctor's advice and let the situation deteriorate, you will be blind after half a year. Annie, what do you think we should do? "

Annie was too scared to speak for a long time. She didn't know what to say at the moment. After a while, she regained her courage and said intermittently:

"Marilla, don't think so. The doctor gave you hope. Pay more attention and you won't be completely blind. Besides, if you wear glasses, your headache will get better. That would be great. "

"I don't have any hope." Marilla said bitterly, "What's the point of living if you can't do anything because of your eyes?" I'd rather be blind than die. Besides, the doctor said I can't cry. When I am in a bad mood, I can't help crying. It's no use talking. Thank you for pouring me tea. I always feel exhausted ... I don't want to tell anyone about my eyes for the time being. If everyone knows, they will definitely come here to ask questions. I can't stand it. "

After Marilla finished her dinner, Anne suggested that she go to bed early. Then, she went back to the room upstairs with the east wall, sat quietly by the dark window, and shed tears with a heavy heart. She was sitting here when she came home from graduation. Compared with then, the situation has changed a lot. At that time, Anne's heart was full of hope and joy, as if she saw her bright future. Now, Anne feels that everything at that time seems to be a distant thing. When she went to bed, Anne's mood calmed down a little. She made up her mind to summon up courage, face up to reality and face her obligations and responsibilities frankly.

One afternoon a few days later, Marilla talked with a guest Anne didn't know in the yard and slowly returned to the house. Later, Anne learned that the guest was John Sandra from Carmody. Judging from Marilla's face, she seems to have talked with Sandra about something important.

"What can I do for him? Marilla. "

Marilla sat down slowly by the window and looked at Annie, as if she were deliberately resisting the doctor's ban, and tears came out of her eyes.

"He is heard that I want to sell green gables farmhouse and specially from Carmody. It seems that he wants to buy it. "

"What? You mean to sell the Green Gables farmhouse? " Anne wondered if she had heard wrong. "Marilla, are you really going to sell the Green Gables farmhouse?"

"Is there any other way? Things have come to this. If my eyes are all right, I can still live here and hire an honest man to help me with my work. But this road is impassable. Maybe in the end, I can't see the farmland and orchards at all, let alone take care of them. Although I never dreamed that I would sell my home one day, the farmland was abandoned like this and finally became a wasteland that no one wanted to buy. Except for some promissory notes that Matthew bought last autumn, all the money in the family was deposited in the bank. Rachel suggested that I sell the farm and find another place to live. I'm going to find a house near our home. Our house is small and old. Although it can't sell at a good price, it is enough to maintain my life alone. Annie, thank you for taking the scholarship yourself, which will save you, but I'm sorry that you didn't even have a place to live when you came back from vacation. Annie, what are you going to do in the future? " Marilla could not help crying when she said this.

"You can't sell the Green Gables farmhouse." Annie said flatly.

"Annie, I don't want to sell it either. But as you know, I can't live here alone under any circumstances. I am worried and lonely. If this continues, my head will be damaged and my eyes will be blind. Because of this, I made such a decision. "

"Who said let you live alone, Marilla? I will stay instead of going to Redmond. "

"Not going to Redmond?" Marilla covered her haggard face with her hand and looked up at Annie. "Why? What do you mean? "

"Is what I said just now, I don't want a scholarship. I made up my mind the night Marilla came back from town. You have raised me for so many years, and now Marilla is in trouble. Can I leave you alone? I've thought a lot and planned it. Marilla, listen to me. Mr. Barry proposed to rent our farm next year, so there is no problem here. Besides, I decided to be a teacher. Schools in Li Anwei seem to be dying out. It is said that Parliament has decided to hire Kilbert Bryce. However, I can teach in schools in Carmody. I heard this in Mr. Bulea's shop at night. Of course, it would be ideal if I could teach in a school in Li Anwei. Teaching in Carmody, you can go to school by carriage from home when the weather is fine, and come back every weekend in winter. Marilla, I will read to you to make you happy, and I will never make you feel bored and lonely. You and I live in harmony and happiness here. "

Marilla listened to Annie like a dream.

"Annie, everything you have done is for me, I understand, but the sacrifice you have made for me is too great. Not worth it. I don't agree. "

Annie smiled.

"You don't take it to heart, there is no sacrifice. If we have no choice but to sell the Green Gable Farm, it will be the worst result. I don't want to see this happen. Once something happens here, how can I stand by and watch! Marilla, I have made up my mind not to go to Redmond for further study, so I will stay here as a teacher. You don't have to worry about me. "

"But, to continue learning is not your dream? So ... "

"Now I am full of energy, but my goal has changed a little. In the future, I am determined to be a good teacher. I don't want to watch Marilla's eyesight continue to deteriorate. I think I can continue to study through correspondence lectures at home. I have made a complete plan. This week, I thought about this plan over and over again. This is the most comprehensive plan I think, and I think this is my reward for you. When I graduated from Quinn College, my future was like a long, wide and straight road, and I could keep looking forward. Now, the road ahead is tortuous. The twists and turns have passed, and there will be more ahead. Although I don't know, I believe there will be a good opportunity waiting for me ahead. The twists and turns of the road attract me more. What will be the road ahead? Is it hills, canyons, or plains and forests ... "

"It's a pity that you just gave up the opportunity for further study." Marilla still can't give up her hard-won scholarship.

"Marilla, don't persuade me, I'm sixteen and a half years old. Mrs Linde used to say that I was stubborn. " Annie said, laughing to herself. "Marilla, I'm not sympathetic. I hate giving sympathy. I don't think it is necessary. " We are reluctant to part with our lovely green gabled farmhouse, because only the green gabled farmhouse can make us happy. The green gabled farmhouse is the most important to us, so we must never sell it. "

"Annie, you are really an amazing child." Marilla was finally persuaded. "I don't know why, I seem to be alive again. Really, you should go to college if you work harder, but it's too difficult for me. Forget it. However, let's find another way to compensate. "

Anne decided to give up the chance of going to college and volunteered to stay in her hometown to teach. It soon spread in Li Anwei, and people have different views on it. Because people don't know the reason at all, most people think that Anne has made such a stupid decision. Only Mrs Allen understood Anne's decision. Anne, who showed her determination to Mrs. Allen and was praised by Mrs. Allen, shed tears of joy. Of course, Mrs. Linde doesn't look like others. One night, Anne and Marilla were sitting in front of the gate, enjoying the fragrant summer evening. Mrs. Linde is here. She sat down on the stone bench by the door, with pink and yellow trillium growing in the flower bed behind her.

"Ah, you can sit down and rest and stand and talk all day. More than 200 kilograms of body and legs can't stand it. I sincerely pray to God not to make me fat again, Marilla. You don't feel that way, do you? It's great to hear that Anne decided not to go to college. It is enough for a girl to receive such a high education. Girls and boys go to college together to learn useless things like Latin and Greek, and their heads are full. How boring, alas! "

"But I have to learn Latin and Greek anyway. I can't go to college, so I study at Green Gable Farmhouse. " Annie said with a smile.

Mrs. Linde raised her hands like a chill.

"If you study like this, you will be exhausted sooner or later."

"It won't. I think I will have enough energy when I get home at night. Of course, overwork is not good. I intend to arrange my study in a planned way. The winter nights are long, and I am not interested in embroidery, so I will have enough time to study. You know, I'm going to teach at a school in Carmody! "

"I don't know, aren't you a teacher in Li Anwei? The Council seems to have approved Anne's application. "

"Mrs Linde, hasn't the board decided to hire Kilbert Bryce?" Anne stood up in surprise.

"Yes, it is. However, when you applied, Kilbert immediately went to the Council and withdrew his application. He said that he was willing to give Annie the chance, and he could go to Baisha Town to study for himself. Apparently, Kilbert canceled the application for Annie's sake. He already knows the reason why Anne wants to stay and live with Marilla. The child is really kind, considerate, caring and full of sacrifice. It is really difficult for him to go to Baisha Town to teach, because he can't eat, and he has to pay for college tuition ... I am very happy and moved when Thomas comes back and tells me these things. "

"I can't let Kilbert make such a big sacrifice for me. I can't accept his kindness. "

"It's too late to say now. Kilbert has signed a contract with the board of directors of Baisha Town. There's no point in your resignation, Annie. You will definitely stay. Besides, from now on, no children from Paijia will go to school, and everything will be fine, because George is the youngest child of Paijia. Alas, in the past 20 years, one or two Bai children went to school every year in Li Anwei. It seems that the mission of sending brothers is to make the teachers in this school fidget. Hey, there's a flash at Mr. Barry's house. What is this? "

Annie smiled.

"Diana motioned for me to come. When we were young, we often sent such signals to contact each other. I'll go and see what she wants to do to me first. Sorry. "

Say that finish, Annie jumped off the slope covered with clover like a goat and soon disappeared into the maple trees in the "ghost forest". Mrs. Linde squinted and kept staring at Annie's back.

"This girl is still so naive."

"However, she is very feminine." Marilla suddenly regained the fluency of her previous speech.

That evening, while chatting with her husband Thomas, Mrs. Linde sighed, "The biggest change for Marilla now is that she speaks as fluently as before, and she has become smoother."

The next afternoon, Anne came to the small cemetery in Li Anwei. She presented flowers to Matthew's grave and watered the Scottish roses in front of it. In a quiet and peaceful atmosphere, Anne stayed in front of the grave until evening. When Anne got up and left, the sun had already set. She climbed the hillside from "Sparkling Lake" and looked around. Li Anwei appeared in front of her eyes, and the sunset made her look like a dream. The breeze blowing through the clover field is refreshing and pleasant, full of sweet fragrance. Through the cracks between the trees on the farm, you can see the lights in the distance. On the other side, there is a constant rhythmic tidal roar. In the west, the sky above a pool of clear water is dotted with gorgeous sunset clouds and burned by demons. Anne was deeply moved by the beauty of nature.

Halfway up the hill, I saw a tall young man whistling and coming head-on from the gate of Bryce Farm. Annie looked carefully, and it turned out to be Kilbert. Kilbert also found Anne coming towards him, so he took off his hat politely, silently came to Anne, stopped and held out his hand.

"Kilbert, thank you for your sacrifice for me. You are so caring and considerate to me. I really don't know what to say ... "Annie's face was red with swelling.

Kilbert happily grabbed Annie's hand.

"Annie, this is far from sacrifice and gratitude. I am willing to do anything for you. Can we be friends in the future? Can you forgive my past? " Anne smiled and tried to pull her hand back, but Kilbert didn't mean to let go.

"I didn't care about that before. Last time, in the dock of the pond, I wanted to forgive you. I am so stubborn and confused. I ... Frankly speaking, since you saved me at the dock, I have always felt guilty and regretted what I did. "

Kilbert felt smug about it.

"In the future, let's get along well. Annie, in fact, we are born good friends, but until now, we are resisting fate. From now on, let's help each other and move forward hand in hand. Are you going to continue your studies? That's what I thought. Come, I'll take you home. "

As soon as Anne got home, Marilla stared at Anne's face and asked, "Who is the man who walked to the door with you?" Annie. "

"Kilbert Bryce" Anne didn't expect to finish this sentence, but her face turned red. "I met him on Mount Barry."

"You stood at the door and talked for more than 30 minutes. So you have made up with Kilbert? " Marilla said that a mocking smile appeared on her face.

"We used to be competitors, but he said that from now on we'd better forget the past, face the future and be friends. Marilla, did we really talk for more than 30 minutes? Why do I feel only two or three minutes? Well, consider it compensation for not talking to him for five years. "

That night, Anne sat by the window for a long time and thought a lot. The wind sings softly on the top of the cherry tree, and the air is filled with the smell of mint. On the maple branches in the sharp corner of the valley, the stars are flashing, and as usual, you can see the lights in Diana's room. After coming back from Quinn College, Anne always sits at the window and meditates like this every night. Tonight's mood is particularly exciting and exciting compared with the past. Annie feels that although the road ahead is narrow and tortuous, it is still covered with flowers and full of fun and happiness. Studying hard and working hard will make people feel full, having like-minded partners will make people feel happy, and ambition will make people work hard. Annie has these. No one can take away Anne's innate rich imagination and ideal dream world. At any time, the road ahead is not smooth sailing.

"With God's blessing, everything in this world will be beautiful." Anne whispered softly.