Anne of Green Gables - Chapter Two

Matthew Cuthbert is Surprised

Pre-reading prediction: he will be surprised that Anne is not a boy.

Matthew rides along to the station, thinking that all woman laugh at him, and walks right past Anne when he gets there. The station master fully shuts him down, as well:

"'...Maybe they were out of boys of the brand you wanted.' He walked jauntily away, being hungry..."

Ah, the good old days when after delivering earth-shattering news, you wandered off because you were hungry. Matthew is then too scared to tell Anne there's been a mistake, and they go off to Green Gables together, Anne being given (several) full page monologues. After being described as a 'freckled witch' (lol), Anne makes Matthew quite dizzy with all her talking.

Anne and Matthew. No idea where it's from.

Anne makes up all kinds of lovely names for the landmarks they pass, and then they drive past Rachel's house:

"...it was already quite dark, but not so dark that Mrs Rachel could not see them from her window vantage."

 That crazy stalker! I hope Anne teaches her a lesson.

Now we're at the end of the chapter and I can't WAIT to see how Marilla reacts to Anne's arrival.