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Anne came running in presently, her face sparkling with the delight of her orchard rovings; but, abashed at finding the delight herself in the unexpected presence of a stranger, she halted confusedly inside the door. She certainly was an odd-looking little creature in the short tight wincey dress she had worn from the asylum, below which her thin legs seemed ungracefully long. Her freckles were more numerous and obtrusive than ever; the wind had ruffled her hatless hair into over-brilliant disorder, it had never looked redder than at that moment.
"Well, they didn't pick you for your looks, that's sure and certain," was Mrs. Rachel Lynde's emphatic comment. Mrs. Rachel was one of those delightful and popular people who pride themselves on speaking their mind without fear or favor. "She's terrible skinny and homely, Marilla. Come here, child, and let me have a look at you.
Lawful heart, did any one ever see such freckles? And hair as red as carrots! Come here, child, I say."
Anne "came there," but not exactly as Mrs. Rachel expected. With one bound she crossed the kitchen floor and stood hefore Mrs. Rachel, her face scarlet with anger, her lips quivering, and her whole slender form trembling from head to foot.
"I hate you," she cried in a choked voice, stamping her foot on the floor. "I hate you 1 hate you I hate you " a louder stamp with each assertion of hatred. "How dare you call me skinny and ugly? How dare you say I'm freckled and redheaded? You are a rude, impolite, unfeeling woman!"
"Annc!" exclaimed Marilla in consternation.
But Anne continued to face Mrs. Rachel undauntedly, head up, eyes blazing, hands clenched, passionate indignation exhaling from ber like an atmasphere.
"How dare you say such things about me?" she repeated vebeently. "How would you like to have such things said about you? How would you like la he lald that you are fat and clumsy and probably hadn't a spark of imagination in you? I don't care if l do hurt your feelings by saying so! I hope I hurt them. You have hurt mine worse than they were ever hurt before... And I'll never forgive you for it, never, never!""
Stamp/ Stamp!
"Did anybody ever see such a temper!" exclaimed the horrified Mrs, Rachel.
"Anne go to your roam and stay there until I come up," said Marilla, recovering her powers of speech with difficulry,
Anne, bursting into tears, rushed so the hall door, slammed it until the tins on the porch wall outside rattled in sympathy, and fed through the hall and un the stairs like a whirlwind. A subdued slam above told that the door of the east gable had been shut with equal vehemence
"Well, I don't envy you your job bringng that up, Marilla." said Mrs. Rachel With
unspeakoble solemnity.
Marilla opened her lips to say she knew not what of'apology or deprecation. What she dad say was a surprise to herself then and ever alterwards.
"You shouldn't have twitted ber about her looks, Rachel."
"Marilla Cuthbert, you don't mean to say that you are upholding her in such a terrible display of temper as we've just seen?" demanded Mrs, Rachel indignantly:
"No," said Marilla slowly, "I'm not trying to excuse her. She's been very naughty and I'll have to give her a talking to about it. But we must make allowances for her. She's
never been taught what is right. And you were too hard on her, Rachel." Marila could not help lacking on that last sentence, although she was again surprised at herself far doing it. Mrs. Rachel got up with an air of offended dignity.
"Well, I see that I'll have to be very careful what I suy alter this, Marilla, since the fine feelings of arphans, brought from goodness koows where, have to be considered belore anything else. Oh, no, I'm not vexed don't wary yourself. I'in too sorry for you to leave any room for anger in my mind. You'll have your own troubles with that child..
« Her temper matches ber hair I guess, Well, good evening, Marilla, I hope you'll come down to sce me olen as usual. But you can't expect me to visit here again in a hurry, if I'm liable to be flown at and insulted in such a fashion, It's something new in me.
Explain in 2-3 sentences what the dialogue reveals about the character or Anne. Cite one line
"Well, they didn't pick you for your looks, that's sure and certain," was Mrs. Rachel Lynde's emphatic comment. Mrs. Rachel was one of those delightful and popular people who pride themselves on speaking their mind without fear or favor. "She's terrible skinny and homely, Marilla. Come here, child, and let me have a look at you.
Lawful heart, did any one ever see such freckles? And hair as red as carrots! Come here, child, I say."
Anne "came there," but not exactly as Mrs. Rachel expected. With one bound she crossed the kitchen floor and stood hefore Mrs. Rachel, her face scarlet with anger, her lips quivering, and her whole slender form trembling from head to foot.
"I hate you," she cried in a choked voice, stamping her foot on the floor. "I hate you 1 hate you I hate you " a louder stamp with each assertion of hatred. "How dare you call me skinny and ugly? How dare you say I'm freckled and redheaded? You are a rude, impolite, unfeeling woman!"
"Annc!" exclaimed Marilla in consternation.
But Anne continued to face Mrs. Rachel undauntedly, head up, eyes blazing, hands clenched, passionate indignation exhaling from ber like an atmasphere.
"How dare you say such things about me?" she repeated vebeently. "How would you like to have such things said about you? How would you like la he lald that you are fat and clumsy and probably hadn't a spark of imagination in you? I don't care if l do hurt your feelings by saying so! I hope I hurt them. You have hurt mine worse than they were ever hurt before... And I'll never forgive you for it, never, never!""
Stamp/ Stamp!
"Did anybody ever see such a temper!" exclaimed the horrified Mrs, Rachel.
"Anne go to your roam and stay there until I come up," said Marilla, recovering her powers of speech with difficulry,
Anne, bursting into tears, rushed so the hall door, slammed it until the tins on the porch wall outside rattled in sympathy, and fed through the hall and un the stairs like a whirlwind. A subdued slam above told that the door of the east gable had been shut with equal vehemence
"Well, I don't envy you your job bringng that up, Marilla." said Mrs. Rachel With
unspeakoble solemnity.
Marilla opened her lips to say she knew not what of'apology or deprecation. What she dad say was a surprise to herself then and ever alterwards.
"You shouldn't have twitted ber about her looks, Rachel."
"Marilla Cuthbert, you don't mean to say that you are upholding her in such a terrible display of temper as we've just seen?" demanded Mrs, Rachel indignantly:
"No," said Marilla slowly, "I'm not trying to excuse her. She's been very naughty and I'll have to give her a talking to about it. But we must make allowances for her. She's
never been taught what is right. And you were too hard on her, Rachel." Marila could not help lacking on that last sentence, although she was again surprised at herself far doing it. Mrs. Rachel got up with an air of offended dignity.
"Well, I see that I'll have to be very careful what I suy alter this, Marilla, since the fine feelings of arphans, brought from goodness koows where, have to be considered belore anything else. Oh, no, I'm not vexed don't wary yourself. I'in too sorry for you to leave any room for anger in my mind. You'll have your own troubles with that child..
« Her temper matches ber hair I guess, Well, good evening, Marilla, I hope you'll come down to sce me olen as usual. But you can't expect me to visit here again in a hurry, if I'm liable to be flown at and insulted in such a fashion, It's something new in me.
Explain in 2-3 sentences what the dialogue reveals about the character or Anne. Cite one line
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The dialogue reveals that Anne is quick to anger, passionate, and fiercely protective of her self-image. This is shown when she confronts Mrs. Rachel for insulting her appearance and expresses her hurt and anger in a dramatic outburst. Anne's fiery temperament is further emphasized when she rushes off in tears and slams the door in a fit of emotion. The line "I hate you! I hate you! I hate you!" demonstrates Anne's strong emotions and her inability to control her temper in the moment.
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