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Marilla tried to stop A

“How dare you say such rude things? Would you like it if I called you fat?”

“What a temper69!” said Mrs. Rachel surprised.

Marilla told A

“Well, I advise70 you to talk to that girl. And when I say ‘talk’, I mean a birch twig71 – a very effective language for a child like that,” said Mrs. Rachel and went away.

Mrs. Cuthbert came upstairs and found A

“A

“She shouldn’t have called me red haired and ugly.”

“You always say bad things about your red hair yourself.”

“There’s a difference when I say it and when other people say it about me,” said A

“I don’t think it was the right thing for Mrs. Rachel to say for you, but now she has a wonderful story about you to tell. You must go to her and say that you are sorry.”

“No. I will never do that.”

“Yes, you will. You will stay in this room until you apologise73 for your behaviour to Mrs. Rachel.”

“I will stay here forever then. How can I tell I’m sorry for my words, if I’m not sorry at all!”

“You said you would be a nice girl, if we let you stay at Avonlea,” said Marilla and left the room. She was worried about this situation, but still, when she remembered the face of Mrs. Rachel she couldn’t stop smiling.

Exercise: What are these words?

finally

birch twig

to advise

difference

to behave

Exercise: Choose the right word.

1. She also thought that if she left the child right there, she would never forgive/imagine herself.

2. “But I don’t understand why people say their daydreaming/prayers on their knees.

3. “Well, I advise/apologise you to talk to that girl.”

Chapter 10

Marilla said nothing to Matthew, but when the next morning A

“It’s a good thing Rachel got those words. Someone had to say that to the old gossip74 lady,” said Matthew.

“Matthew Cuthbert, I am very surprised. I hope you don’t think we shouldn’t punish75 the child.”

“Well, I think she should be punished a little, but not too much. Are you going to give her something to eat?” he asked.

“When did you hear of me not feeding people right? I’ll carry her the food, but she will stay in her room until she apologises76 to Mrs. Rachel.”

Without A

“A

“Pretty well,” she smiled sadly. “I imagine79 things, that helps.”

Matthew gathered his courage80 once again and said “Don’t you think it’s better apologise and forget about it?”

“Apologise to Mrs. Rachel?”

“Y—yes, apologise,” said Matthew.

“I think I can do that for you, Matthew. At first I was angry, very angry, but this morning it was over. I will tell Marilla that I want to apologise when she comes.”

A

Exercise: What are these words?

to explain

to gossip

to punish

to apologise

sincere

Chapter 11

“Well, how do you like them?” asked Marilla.

A

“I’ll imagine that I like them,” said A

“I don’t want you to imagine it,” said Marilla, offended83. “Oh, I see you don’t like the dresses! They are new and clean. Why don’t you like them?”

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