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Silver Zero Subs
Kikoeru kashira
Do you hear? Hooves beating
Original story by Lucy Maud Montgomery
AKAGE NO ANNE
Hizume no oto
A carriage goes through the gentle hills
Yuruyakana oka wo nutte
Kaketekuru basha
Someone comes to pick me up
Mukae ni kuru no mukae ni kuru no ne
And takes me
Dare ka ga
Watashi wo tsureteyuku no ne
Shiroi hana no michi he
To the avenue with white flowers
To the home of wind
Kaze no furusato he
He takes me
Tsureteyuku no ne
I'm sure
Tsureteyuku no ne
An Epoch in Anne's Life
The stubborn spearsmen still made good!
Their dark impenetrable wood...
Anne! Anne!
What's wrong, Diana?
I have good news, Anne. Guess.
Good news?
Yes. You can have three guesses.
Well...
Charlotte Gillis is going to be married in the church after all
and Mrs. Allan wants us to decorate it!
No. It's much better than that!
Guess again.
Then...
Jane's mother is going to let her have a birthday party?
I can't think what it can be.
Unless it's that Moody Spurgeon saw you home from prayer meeting last night. Did he?
I should think not!
I wouldn't be likely to boast of it if he did, the horrid creature!
I knew you couldn't guess it.
We had a letter from Aunt Josephine today,
and she wants you and me to go to town next Tuesday
and stop with her for the Exhibition.
There!
Oh, Diana, do you really mean it?
Of course I do.
But I wonder if Marilla will let me go.
She will say that she can't encourage gadding about.
I'll tell you, we'll get Mother to ask Marilla.
She'll be more likely to let you go then.
I wonder.
It'll be all right.
We'll have the time of our lives, Anne.
I've never been to an Exhibition,
and it's so aggravating to hear the other girls talking about their trips.
Jane and Ruby have been twice, and they're going this year again.
I'm not going to think about it at all until I know whether I can go or not.
Anne!
If I did and then was disappointed,
it would be more than I could bear.
But in case I do go...
Don't worry, Anne.
I can't even imagine Marilla allowing me to go.
Surprisingly, Marilla agreed to let Anne go to town and said:
I would prefer if you didn't go,
but if you really want to go, I'll prepare you a new dress for that day.
After all, you've grown up and I don't think it's a bad idea to go out to see the world.
Marilla!
Good morning, Diana!
Good morning, Anne!
It was a splendid Tuesday morning.
Anne woke up before sunrise,
donned her new clothes and hastened through Orchard Slope.
Diana and Mr. Barry were waiting for her, and they were soon on the road.
It was a long drive, but Anne and Diana enjoyed every minute of it.
It was delightful to rattle along everywhere.
By noon they arrived at the biggest city on Prince Edward Island - Charlottetown.
What a big city!
I only came here once when I went to Green Gables.
I don't come here often either.
You must be tired, we'll be there soon.
Aunt Josephine lives in a serene and refined place.
It's over there.
It's Aunt Josephine.
Good afternoon, Aunt. Are you well?
Not to bad.
So you've come to see me at last, you Anne-girl.
Are you both tired?
Good afternoon, Aunt.
Miss Barry, thank you very much for your invitation.
How you both have grown!
And, Anne Shirley,
you're ever so much better looking than you used to be.
But I dare say you know that without being told.
Indeed I didn't,
I know I'm not so freckled as I used to be,
so I've much to be thankful for,
but I really hadn't dared to hope there was any other improvement.
I'm so glad you think there is.
I'll put the horse in the stable and rest a little.
I'll have to return soon.
Oh, you're still here?
Hurry up and go rest a little.
Thank you, Mr. Barry.
I'll take you to the sitting room so you can take off your hats and coats,
and you will spend the night in my spare room as promised.
They both couldn't help to think about what happened before in Diana's spare room.
Because of that, Miss Barry had a chance to come to know and like Anne,
and promised to invite her to her house in Charlottetown.
Miss Barry's house was furnished with "great magnificence,"
and Anne, who had lived in a orphanage, was rather abashed by the splendor.
And this is the parlor.
I'll go see about dinner,
rest here for a while.
Are you impressed?
It is just like a palace.
My!
Velvet carpet!
And silk curtains!
I've dreamed of such things.
But I don't believe I feel very comfortable with them after all.
There are so many things in this room and all so splendid
that there is no scope for imagination.
That is one consolation when you are poor.
There are so many more things you can imagine about.
But Anne, wouldn't be nice to live in a house like this, sometimes?
Of course! I'm enjoying it!
There's so many people! I never saw so many people together, before.
Of course. People from the whole island come here to watch the Exhibition.
It's nothing like Avonlea.
Come, and be careful to not walk away from me.
The Exhibition of Charlottetown It is held annually in September in Autumn.
A large convention for the islanders.
In the Exhibition grounds there where agriculture tools, artwork,
and there were contests for farm animals, and prizes for the best ones.
There were also many other kinds of activities and contests.
Oh, Diana! This one is from Josie Pye!
First Prize, Josie Pye, Avonlea.
Someone you know?
Yes. She's a classmate.
I'm so glad that Josie took first prize!
This is the first time you praise Josie, Anne.
Is that so?
Look! Jane's father took second prize for Gravenstein apples!
You're right! What a pity.
How funny! The superintendent took first prize for a pig.
Why is that funny?
Because it's so ridiculous!
From now on I will always remember this every time I see Mr. Bell praying.
I really like this place.
What a good smell.
I wonder how good the butter and cheese are this year?
Miss. Barry, the first prize is over there.
Oh? These are from Rachel Lynde of Avonlea.
Oh! You're right!
Mrs. Lynde won first place!
Oh my, if it isn't Anne and Diana!
Oh, Mrs. Lynde!
I never thought of meeting you here!
Congratulations for the first prize, Mrs. Lynde!
We were invited to the Exhibition by Miss Josephine Barry.
We're happy to see people from Avonlea win.
Is that so? Thank you.
You must be Miss Josephine Barry?
That's right, Mrs. Lynde,
I hope I can have the honor of sampling your butter and cheese.
I understand, I shall prepare it for you as soon as possible.
And where will you go now?
I want to show them the horse races.
My!
If you are interested you could come along.
I've already reserved the seats.
No.
I have no such interest.
Horse racing is an abomination and I stay away from that at all costs.
Horse racing is an abomination?
I don't think, though, that I ought to go very often to horse races, Marilla.
Because they ARE awfully fascinating.
Diana got so excited that she offered to bet me ten cents that the red horse would win.
I didn't believe he would, but I refused to bet.
I wanted to tell Mrs. Allan all about everything,
and I felt sure it wouldn't do to tell her that.
It's as good as an extra conscience to have a minister's wife for your friend.
And I was very glad I didn't bet,
because the red horse DID win, and I would have lost ten cents.
So you see that virtue was its own reward.
It won! The red horse won!
Oh, Marilla! It was a never-to-be-forgotten day.
We sat on a Merry go round and saw a man go up in a balloon.
I'd love to go up in a balloon, Marilla! It would be simply thrilling.
Miss Barry gave both ten cents each to have our fortunes told.
A little bird picked out our fortune for us.
Mine was that I would marry a dark-complected man who was very wealthy,
and I would go across water to live.
I looked carefully at all the dark men I saw after that,
but I didn't care much for any of them,
and anyhow I suppose it's too early to be looking out for him yet.
And Marilla, I was really glad Josie Pye took first prize for knitted lace.
And I was glad that I felt glad,
for it shows I'm improving, if I can rejoice in Josie's success, don't you think, Marilla?
Miss Barry put us in the spare room, according to promise.
But somehow sleeping in a spare room isn't what I used to think it was.
The things you wanted so much when you were a child
don't seem half so wonderful to you when you get them.
That's the worst of growing up.
Thursday the girls had a drive in the park.
The park had massive trees unseen in Green Gables,
and many people strolling.
And in the evening
Miss Barry took them to a concert in the Academy of Music.
To Anne the evening was a glittering vision of delight.
When Madame Selitsky began to sing,
Anne never thought about anything else,
and felt the same feeling she has when she looks up to the stars.
Why are you looking so sad?
Oh! It was such a splendid performance, so I am so sad that it's all over.
I don't see how will I ever return to common life again.
Well, in that case we should go to that restaurant
and see if eating ice cream will make you feel better.
That's great! I'm sure it will make you feel better, Anne!
That sounded so prosaic,
but to my surprise I found it true.
The ice cream was delicious.
I felt much better.
And then Diana said...
I feel so good here. I believe I was born for city life.
And what is your opinion, Anne-girl?
I think...
I will have to think it over very seriously before I tell you.
I'll think it over after I go to bed. That is the best time to think things out.
Is that so? Then think carefully.
Friday brought going-home time, and Mr. Barry drove in for the girls.
Well, I hope you've enjoyed yourselves.
Indeed we have. It was really fun.
And you, Anne-girl?
I've enjoyed every minute of the time!
You're a really nice girl.
I'm happy that you both had a good time.
Thank you so much, Miss Josephine Barry.
And I thought about that question of yesterday after I went to bed.
And what is your answer?
I wasn't born for city life and I'm glad of it.
And then?
It's nice to be eating ice cream at brilliant restaurants at 11 o'clock at night once in a while,
but as a regular thing I'd rather be in the east gable at eleven.
Sound asleep,
but kind of knowing even in my sleep that the stars are shining outside
and that the wind is blowing in the firs across the brook.
The things you say are really amusing.
Thank you, Aunt Josephine!
Take care!
Visit me again some time, you two!
Good bye!
I thought Marilla Cuthbert was an old fool when I heard she'd adopted
a girl out of an orphan asylum,
but I guess she didn't make much of a mistake after all.
If I'd a child like Anne in the house all the time I'd be a better and happier woman.
The Avonlea hills.
We're almost there.
Oh, but it's good to be going home.
Marilla, I'm home!
So you've got back?
Yes!
And oh, it's so good to be back.
I could kiss everything, the oven, the clock...
You don't mean to say you cooked that for me!
Yes, I did.
I thought you'd be hungry after such a drive and need something real appetizing.
Marilla...
Hurry and take off your things,
and we'll have supper as soon as Matthew comes in.
Yes.
I'm glad you've got back, I must say.
It's been fearful lonesome here without you,
and I never put in four longer days.
After supper Anne sat before the fire between Matthew and Marilla,
and gave them a full account of her visit.
And she concluded happily.
I've had a splendid time, and I feel that it marks an epoch in my life.
But the best of it all was the coming home.
With the help of Miss Stacy,
Anne decides to try for the Queen's Academy.
Next episode of Anne of Green Gables:
The Queens Class Is Organized
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