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These sentences play Matthew's timidity for quiet comedy and quiet heroism at once. Montgomery first fixes his narrow orbit — kitchen, bedroom, the rare uncomfortable parlour — then notes he has not climbed his own stairs in four years, before letting him stand 'for several minutes' gathering courage to tap a door. Copying it lets the student study how precise, almost absurd detail ('four years ago') and a slow, clause-by-clause build can make a small act of love feel like a daring expedition.
As a general thing Matthew gravitated between the kitchen and the little bedroom off the hall where he slept; once in a while he ventured uncomfortably into the parlour or sitting-room when the minist...
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Narration Prompt
Give a concise summary of the chapter, then identify the single sentence or moment that most reveals Montgomery's deeper argument — about apology, perception, or the growth of love — and explain why it carries that weight.
Discussion Questions
- Montgomery insists Anne's apology is wholly sincere, then shows her 'revelling in the thoroughness of her abasement.' How does the chapter hold both truths at once, and why might Montgomery want Anne's sincerity and her theatricality to coexist? Use the narrator's words and each woman's reaction.
- What would you defend as the Central One Idea of this chapter, and why? Build your case from Anne's apology, Marilla's disappointed punishment, and Mrs. Lynde's response, then test your reading against the chapter's tender ending.
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Vocabulary Builder
Item 1
The great seriousness or wickedness of an act.
Item 2
Stubbornly resistant to control or authority.
Item 3
Moved toward, as if drawn by a natural pull.
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