Episode 48 Matthew's Farewell
Two days have passed.
Anne and Marilla have slowly come to terms with Matthew's death.
Today, Matthew Cuthbert has to
bid farewell to the fields and orchards of Green Gables
in which he has lived for almost his entire life.
Eat your lunch now, for it will be too much trouble to do so when the guests arrive
I don't feel like eating.
You have to eat something.
Anne, it's me.
Diana.
Marilla, Diana is here.
Sorry to disturb you.
I'm early as I thought there must be some things I can help out with.
My parents will be here shortly.
Sorry to trouble you, Diana.
Thank you.
It's almost time.
Sorry to have troubled all of you.
Matthew leaves behind a home filled with memories,
trees he had planted and orchards he had attended to.
He leaves behind this glory in the past and is escorted away quietly.
Misfortunes never come alone.
Anne, I heard the Cuthberts have lost all their money in the incident.
Luckily you had won the scholarship earlier on so there's no need to panic.
But you'll have to be in mourning clothes for a year, poor thing.
They don't suit you, they'll make your red hair stand out even more.
Not long after,
Avonlea resumed its normal placidity.
and so did Green Gables.
No matter how hard it is to control the grief of losing your loved one,
life still has to go on.
Anne.
Diana.
I was worried how you've been getting on but you look better now.
Do you want to go over to my place?
The sewing machine I've begged father to buy for me has arrived.
A new sewing machine? That's great!
Yes, that's why I've come straightaway to ask you to take a look at it.
Thanks but I've to go to Matthew's grave now.
Matthew's grave?
Matthew loved the rose bushes.
Now that the roses have bloomed beautifully,
it'll be a pity if he doesn't get to see them.
I'm sure Matthew will be very happy if I plant this on his graveyard.
OK, I'll go with you and after that, you can go to my place.
Thanks, Diana.
I heard Matthew's mother brought these roses over from Scotland long ago.
Matthew had taken good care of them.
He said the roses were his favourite.
If these roses manage to bloom,
Matthew would feel as though he has returned to the Green Gables.
If only it works.
Hopefully the plant will grow well and
white flowers will bloom every summer.
Anne, what is Frank like?
Hasn't he been going to school with Josie everyday since school started?
Coincidentally, he's staying in the same hostel building as Josie.
Ruby told me something really funny.
Recently, Frank wrote Josie a letter.
Josie thought it was a love-letter and opened it excitedly.
Guess what has he written?
I can't do my work. Please return my workbook which you took by mistake.
That's all.
Ruby said Frank seems to like her too.
I think Ruby stands a better chance.
Things have always gone smoothly for Ruby in the past.
Sorry, let's part here.
Why, Anne?
It's not you, please don't take it to heart.
Anne.
Sorry.
Death is new to Anne. What happened recently was beyond her imagination.
Although Matthew is no longer around, many things still go on.
Anne is depressed.
Nature, flowers, love and friendship
still arouse Anne's imagination like they did in the past.
Anne realises that she is still capable of being touched.
Different voices still exist in the world and
they keep on calling out to Anne.
Anne feels an added sense of regret.
My heart is filled with joy when I see the sun rising behind the tree
and the pink buds growing day by day in the garden
and everything seems to be the same as when Matthew was around.
Matthew is already dead but I can still feel excited and keen.
I feel as though I've done Matthew wrong.
Matthew's not here, I should be lonesome, but...
The world and life are so wonderful and filled with joy and fun.
Diana told me something funny today and I couldn't help it but laughed.
When Matthew died, I thought I could never laugh again
because I didn't think I should.
Anne, Matthew loved to hear you laugh when he was around.
When you were happy over something interesting, wasn't he glad too?
Matthew is just not here.
I'm sure he still hopes to see you happy and laughing like before.
There's no need to blame yourself
when something causes you to be excited or touched.
I understand how you feel because everyone goes through this in life.
Your loved one has left and can no longer laugh with you.
When you think of it, you feel guilty to be excited or touched.
One day, when you recall all the events and emotions in your life,
that give you feelings of fulfilment and sorrow.
I planted a rose bush on Matthew's grave today.
It was brought from Scotland by Matthew's mother a long time ago.
Small, white roses.
Matthew had said that those roses were his favourite.
Small, white flowers blossomed on a tree branch on the gentle slope.
When I paint this picture of the future in my mind,
I know that Matthew will be very happy.
I want Matthew to be surrounded by his favourite roses in heaven.
Matthew treasured them so much
the roses will give him a warm welcome.
I've to go.
Marilla is alone at home. She'll be very lonely at twilight.
She'll be even lonely still when you go to university.
Marilla?
I'm back, Marilla.
Welcome home, Anne.
When you were out, I met Dr Spencer.
He said the eye specialist he mentioned will be in Charlottesville tomorrow.
He said I must let him examine my eyes thoroughly.
It'll be great if he can prescribe a pair of glasses to suit me.
Anne, I intend to make a trip anyway.
Can you take care of the house tomorrow?
Of course, Marilla.
I'd like Martin to drive me there but the pie and bread for dinner...
Don't worry, I can take care of those.
I won't put too much water or add liniment in the cake this time.
That did happen before.
You were a joker then.
You were getting into trouble everyday.
I was so worried about what you would become when you grew up.
Do you still remember the time when you had your hair dyed?
I'll definitely never forget that.
Thinking back, I don't understand
why I was so concerned over my hair then.
But it was a big issue to me then.
I was really worried about my hair and freckles.
But now, the freckles are gone and
everybody says my hair is auburn now.
All except Josie Pye.
After the funeral, she said my hair was redder than before...
Especially when I wore black clothes.
Marilla, I've given up trying to like Josie.
In the past, I told myself to try
but I just can't bring myself to like her.
Josie is a Pye. Their family is only capable of offending people.
Such people do somehow serve a useful purpose in society
but I don't want to be close to them anyway.
Does Josie intend to teach too?
No, she'll study for another year in Queen's.
So will Moody Spurgeon and Charlie Sloane.
Jane and Ruby intend to teach.
Does Gilbert Blythe plan to teach too?
Yes.
He is a good-looking young man now.
I haven't seen him for some time. He's grown taller and more manly.
Exactly like his father when he was his age.
John Blythe was a fine young man too.
We got along so well that others thought we were lovers.
Marilla, why did you part then?
We had a quarrel.
I refused to accept his apology.
When I finally decided to forgive him, my attitude was bad.
I was proud and behaved like I was granting him a favour.
After that, he never looked for me.
I suppose the Blythes are strong and independent.
But I always feel that I was wrong.
I wasted the opportunity for us to forgive each other.
Marilla, you've had a bit of romance in your life, too.
It's hard to imagine that looking at me now, right?
You can't tell people by their looks.
Everyone has forgotten about us. Even I had forgotten about it.
Suddenly, everything came back when I saw Gilbert Blythe that day.
That's all.
Marilla, please have some.
Thanks, Anne.
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