01x09 - Idle Chatter

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Once Upon an orphanage my life was a

near tragic State

I longed to find a brighter place

somewhere somewhere full of love and

grace I dream of fields with a cool

Ocean Breeze

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I pinched myself to make sure this home

was real

they said for a boy but then I was a

girl my dreaming had just let me down

again if I came as a queen this long

ebony hairs and maybe they'd feel I was

worth it for them I'm a good worker in

spite of My Talking I belong to belong

here for all of my life don't send me

away without

I see everything I touch

my best to not let you down I can

imagine a world full of joy just give me

your hand and I'll teach you to hope

you'll find that I have something

worthwhile just let me stay here and

I'll love you forever I promise a life

full of smiles

Gilbert you've done a wonderful job

congratulations on winning the terms top

student award for outstanding academic

achievement

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[Applause]

second place goes to Ann Shirley

and receives a delightful whirly gig

second place isn't so bad that's a nice

prize not compared to Gilbert's price is

perhaps the most coveted Adventure a

trip on a hot air balloon

when Wallace scrimshaw visits Avonlea

next week

Gilbert will be the one person in

Heavenly who gets to take a ride with

him

oh no look out

what on Earth

and surely you'll never make top

students with these shenanigans it but I

don't have time for your excuses or your

disturbances now sharpen your pencils

and your minds for the long-awaited

history test on your desk

you may begin

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I didn't mean to launch it how can I

explain that girls time is ticking get

to work

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there you go your majesty sorry for the

fall

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Gilbert's cheating

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don't be glum and second place isn't bad

it's a travesty if I'm beaten by a

cheater I don't understand

oh Diana I am loathe to say so but I

fear I witnessed the most horrible crime

in today's history test what what

Gilbert Blythe cheated

it can be he looked very suspicious he

held this scrap of paper like it was the

key to his future but why would he cheat

he gets the best marks of the class

precisely

and you don't mean I hate to say it but

Gilbert may have been cheating all along

here

's what it's true

come on

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huh

well well monkeys up a tree at least we

reach our Heights honestly too bad

that's as far from the ground as you'll

ever get we know about your Wily ways

Gilbert Blythe I only did what it took

to win that balloon ride

of course you can always try and ryer

and Shirley whirly gig

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did you you hear that

did what it took to win

Diana I think we have a cheater on our

hands

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Felix

what are you doing here oh you know I

was just passing by and well

I wondered if I could give your whirly

gig a world sure if you like

thanks

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I wish I could get second prize

if the world were just unfair I'd be

riding that balloon myself Gilbert's

been working hard for the prize though

he deserves it

what do you mean

well let's just say I saw Gilbert give

himself a little extra help on today's

history test you mean he he cheated

ouch I saw it with my own two eyes and

it's getting on supper time

you can have it but be careful it's

unpredictable

sometimes the truth hurts

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Diana what's happening don't you know

the whole school supplies with news of

Gilbert cheating did you tell no I

didn't tell a soul I have no idea how

the news got out

I do

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everybody knew

why is everybody standing around

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what a day

if Gilbert only knew what kids were

saying about him

something why I'm not the one who

cheated I merely told a few people my

parents what a disappointment he is but

it's getting out of hand Diana you're

right I won't tell anybody else

truth is

I'm not exactly sure what I saw

cheating

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what's wrong Mr Lawson it's just the

latest news Gilbert Blythe cheated on

every test he's written this year where

did you hear that everyone knows people

have been telling me all day

then I heard Gilbert masterminded a

cheating circle of students behind heady

King's back

oh come now Rachel you can't believe

everything you hear may I not everything

Marilla but I'm wise enough to consider

my sources well I suppose if you must

tell me everything I can't stop you

Marilla you're not indulging in Gossip

too child it's a well-known fact that

Gilbert was sneaking into heady King's

desk to find the test questions in

advance

this is Lind he did no such thing how do

you know

cause

exaggerated my dear girl in my

experience such things are always worse

than we imagined never better don't you

think morola

one thing's for sure the only person

disputing the facts is Gilbert himself

Gilbert knows

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a word with you please

Miss King whatever you've heard it's not

true oh really and why am I the last to

find out what all of Avonlea knows what

that you've been cheating it's not true

other people David I don't care to

listen to your excuses given the facts

what facts given that your cheating

secret is out I have no alternative but

to rescind the prize of the balloon ride

but but I worked so hard for it this

isn't fair

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uh

it seems that you were the winner after

all

hey fellas put me down don't play

innocent with us Gilbert let me call

thank you

now quit treating me like a hero first

of all cheating is hardly heroic and

second of all I didn't cheat it's not

miss King you're talking to teach us how

you do it

I get my marks by working hard such a

modest boy keeping his secrets to

himself

no

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leave him alone everybody knows how do

you know Gilbert's a cheater I heard it

from my brother Felix me too yeah

everyone knows

Felix did you start this

no I heard it from Anne

um me well where did you hear this

gossip I I I can't remember I bet you

can't

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Gilbert I never meant for you to get in

trouble admitted you started this gossip

to get a ride on the hot air balloon

never in my life would I sing to such a

low-down dirty tactic

then why did you start this horrible

rumor because I saw you cheating

nothing can persuade me otherwise the

new are sorely misguided and thanks to

your big mouth my life will never be the

same

I know how much you wanted that balloon

ride yes that's why I studied so hard I

swear to you I am not a cheater

oh dear he did speak with conviction

if he didn't cheat then what was he

doing

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what are you doing down there as my

bosom friend I can treat you for helping

my darkest hour now I wouldn't ask if it

weren't of the divers most desperate

importance hold on to your stickers

oh Diana you are utterly the greatest

friend oh and uh bring a lantern

we must shine light on this most Shady

of matters

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are you sure we should be here Diana we

must see the justices done

foreign

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visions of balloon rides drifting

through its head

like so to find his little cheat sheet

neatly tucked in the bottom corner

exactly a tiny teeny cheat sheet see see

what did I did I tell you

and and if we investigate further we'll

find

a whole Year's worth of cheat sheets

um and I am Vindicated I was right all

along and they aren't cheat sheets

they're candy wrappers his crime wasn't

cheating he was sneaking a caramel oh

dear

Diana tell me I haven't made the most

horrid of Horrid mistakes huh and you've

really blown it this time

now you started this mess you'd better

figure out how to fix it

except if I tell everyone it was a

mistake I'll have to admit I'm the one

who started the rumor then what will

people say about me sounds like you'll

get a taste of your own medicine I

couldn't bear it all of heavenly would

shun me Matthew and Marilla would send

me back to the orphanage so you're not

going to do anything

what is there to do it will all soon be

forgotten try telling that to Gilbert

Sutter you on I only told two people and

look where it's LED now everyone knows

imagine poor Gilbert years from now yes

imagine myself years from now

mature successful grown-up

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why and surely you're back alas a short

visit to my beloved Hometown is all I

can spare word is out that you were

quite the success at Teachers College

yes I'm now teaching in one of the best

schools

who's that only the scourge of Avonlea

nothing let's move on Rachel

he looks an awful lot like

Gilbert Blythe hello Anne what on Earth

happened to you it's been downhill since

all of Evan Lee believed I was a cheater

that's silly old rumor try telling them

that but you are going to go to

university become a professor I never

even finished high school and now look

at me

can't even get a steady job

nobody trusts me

Gilbert this is horrible

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here you go

much obliged Mr Lawson I hate to ask but

if you wouldn't mind emptying your

pocket Mr Lawson it's Gilbert exactly

I'm afraid I have to check to see that

the town cheat hasn't pinched any of my

supplies while I wasn't looking

thank you

it's all right Anne it's the same

everywhere

nobody trusts me now Gilbert look at

yourself you're intelligent you had

dreams you've got to do something about

this you've got to do something oh

you're right I do have to do something

or Gilbert's reputation and academic

career could be over be careful people

may start to say things about you now

that's a burden I'll have to carry

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and you're here early come in

Miss King I'm about to undertake the

most appallingly difficult task of my

life what is it while it pains me like a

thousand daggers I must admit the

horrible truth what happened Gilbert

never cheated I appreciate you defending

him but I'm the one who started the

rumor rumor

I truly believed Gilbert had cheated

alas I realized too late the Folly of my

Hasty judgment this whole thing was

gossip

I beg you show some mercy on a

remorseful school girl for goodness

sakes child your mooning isn't good for

much true but it's all I can do I

disagree tell me what else should a

remorseful schoolgirl do well miss King

I must resign myself to the

heart-wrenching task of facing the class

apologizing to Gilbert and explaining

the error of my ways sounds reasonable

oh and Anne

me first if you see anything suspicious

sorry it's just you never seem

interested in hearing explanations

you're right

that's wrong of me but don't worry I'll

never even think of starting another

rumor

ready King you're as bad as the rest

falling for gossip

and Gilbert Blythe congratulations on

another perfect history test

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Diana you alone can guess the appalling

task that awaits me today oh and you'll

be fine

even if it results in my being eternally

shunned worse than poor Gilbert ever was

and we all make mistakes if you admit

yours people will understand you think

so let me be the first to swear my

continued loyalty what a friend you have

no idea how much it helps hearing that

no class before we start the day and has

an announcement and

uh a great injury has been done

I stand here to admit I am the

instigator of a vicious rumor Gilbert

Blythe is not a cheater

and she is not the only perpetrator of

idol chatter

I myself admit I fell in for gossip

let me be the next to apologize to you

Gilbert but if you weren't cheating what

did you have in your desk my desk

only candy

see candy everybody have some

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or maybe later

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[Laughter]

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cancer relief you'll go on tomorrow's

balloon right after all yes but I wonder

if your confession changed anything

why uh I told the whole school a rumor

is like a pile of leaves how do you mean

with just one sweep they're scattered

and once they hit the wind it's

impossible to ever pick them all up

again

the gossip has spread I doubt it can

ever be reversed thanks for trying

though

Bravo and you were wonderful

I haven't done enough what more can you

do come over to Green Gables after

school I've got a plan

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that's it fill her up with honey

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precisely the sign I was waiting for

we're ready

Now where's that lucky Adventure here I

am sir

folks will be talking about you now

little does scrimshaw realize we've been

talking about him before this as well

oh

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we'd better hurry it looks like they're

about to lift off oh I hope this plan

works come on

here we go

now they're saying he didn't cheat but

I'm not so sure about that is that it

help let go Rachel quick

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well

I seem to have been somewhat

distracted

Now isn't that a Marvel to behold

come on and now's your chance

friends grown-ups fellow Evan leans lend

me your ears here is a perfect

opportunity to write old wrongs what's

she going on about now while I may have

inadvertently started a rumor about

Gilbert word is she wanted a balloon

ride we all played a role in spreading

it as gossip

now's our chance to show Gilbert what we

really think of him

so this is what the world looks like

folks must think pretty highly of you to

give you this honor thanks to gossip

they don't then you better take a gander

straight down well I don't think I could

do that trust me you like The View

yep I'd say you're pretty much love down

there in Avonlea

a nice thing to do for the boy I'll say

this is the sort of message a town

should be sending around

next time I have suspicions I'll check

the facts I've learned my lesson I only

hope everybody else has too Gilbert

how was the ride let's just say I'm

still flying I sure like The View

Heavenly never looks so wonderful we

thought you might like what you saw

these are for Mr scrimshaw Chi after

everything I've done let's just say that

balloon ride gave me a new perspective

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thank you

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