03x04 - A Hope of Meeting You in Another World

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Oh, Jonah.

I'll have you know
I'm quite content as I am,

as content as I'm able to be without you.

But Rachel won't hear it.

She certainly has her work cut out for her
to find someone

anywhere near as fun
and adventurous as you.

You saw possibilities in everything.

I loved that about you.

How very odd..

Muriel?

Muriel?

Are you in there?

Coming!

Sometime today, I hope!

- So sorry, I lost track of the time.
- Good morning, Miss Stacy.

Speak up, dear.

You left us waiting nearly an age.

But my Caleb,
who's come all the way from Spencervale,

didn't mind one bit
as he's mighty interested

in getting better acquainted with you.

- Isn't that right, son?
- Yes, Mother.

Yes.

What on earth is that?

This...

is my new walking stick.
For extra support.

That's what men are for, dear.

Caleb, shall we be off on our walk?

I'm quite able, thank you.

She's a plucky little thing.

Since I'm here, perhaps I should
join you?! Lord knows I need the exercise.

And if we walk by my house,
we can stop in for tea.

Always nice to have a destination!
Isn't that right, son?

Yes, Mother.

♪ First thing we'd climb a tree ♪

♪ And maybe then we'd talk ♪

♪ Or sit silently ♪

♪ And listen to our thoughts ♪

♪ With illusions of someday ♪

♪ Casting a golden light ♪

♪ No dress rehearsal ♪

♪ This is our life ♪

♪ You are ahead by a century ♪

♪ You are ahead by a century ♪

So it's all set. We'll drop Delphine
with Marilla on Saturday

in time to make the morning train
to Charlottetown.

I'll meet Dr. Ward
while you head to The Bog

to make arrangements with the minister
for... the funeral,

and speak with Mary's friends.

Hey.

Take a nappy nap?

Oh...

Bash, you have to come see this.

Bash, it's alright to cry. To scream.

Yell. All of it.

I'm fine.

Well... at least eat something.

I swear it's almost edible.

Oh... you were the stuff of dreams,
dear dress.

And now destiny awaits.

Where are those wretched Indians?

Thank goodness you've got schools
now to teach them some sense.

I'll take another look inside.

The way they look at us.

I know.
But how does it help to act like them?

Then why is Ka'kwet
going to their school

if you don't want us
to act just like them?

It's important to learn
about this changing world

so she can thrive in it
and have a safe future.

We have nothing to be ashamed of,
so we keep our heads high, always.

There is nothing wrong
with being different. Understand?

I promise I will always be
a proud Mi'kmaq.

You people have no sense of time!

Your girl almost missed the train.

We were here at sunrise.

We waited in the forest.
It's safer for my family.

The Indian agent is inside.

He needs information on the girl.

- Anne!
- Good morning!

One moment,

I have a little surprise for you.

Hello, my friends!

Very good, Anne. You learned
very much during your last visit.

Ka'kwet, this is the dress I wish I'd had
on my first day of school.

I want you to have it.

It's too expensive,
sweetheart. We can't accept it.

But I've grown.
See? It doesn't fit me anymore,

and Ka'kwet is the perfect size.

Please, Mom! It's so pretty!

Yes! Thank you, Melkita'ulamun.

You're welcome, Sea Star.

Last call! All aboard!

Well, I've got to get to my school,
but good luck.

Write to me! Green Gables!

All aboard!

Time to go. Say your goodbyes.

Remember to keep your head up.

I love you. I'll make you proud.

I already am, sweet girl.

We're ready.

Only the girl comes with me.
No one else.

He says I cannot take her.

She must go alone.

The government knows best.
They take children all the time.

- All aboard!
- Say your goodbyes.

Are you sure you want to go?

I will see you soon, dear one.

I will see you soon, Daddy.

Come along. Come along.

You're so lucky
that you get to ride like a boy.

I hate that I can only sit side-saddle.

- See you tomorrow, Diana.
- Nice horse.

If you want to do it, you should do it.

It's your life, is it not?

Hmm.

I don't know, Anne.
It's not proper. My knees are showing.

It's just us and Mother Nature.
She would never judge you.

There.

- Solidarity.
- Now go over it again.

What should I say if anyone asks
why you rode this morning?

We had to be at school early
to finish a project.

That's why I was allowed
to take the horse.

How have you already forgotten?

I just want to get it right
so I don't get in any trouble, is all.

Excuse me for not being a master
Fibbing McFibster like you.

If that's how I get to do
what's important to me,

- it's a worthy cause, don't you agree?
- I suppose.

Yes, I do.

Now I just have to figure out
what to do about Mrs. Lynde.

Mm. She'll be sorry.

I'll be scraping the bottom of the barrel
to find eligible suitors for her now.

But mark my words,

Miss Stacy will come to her senses
soon enough

and reconsider my Caleb.

I worry so about poor Sebastian.

Mary was the love of his life.

Don't you look all cheery and windswept.

Did you have a nice ride?
Anne took Matthew's horse today.

Apparently Miss Stacy
is keeping them too busy for walking.

Yes, I did enjoy it, yes, I...

Mrs. Lynde, may I speak to you
for a moment? Privately? In the parlour?

Pardon the interruption, Marilla.
This won't take long.

Probably about the Indians
at the train this morning.

It certainly was very kind of you
to give away such an expensive dress

to that little heathen girl.

You told me you had an important
project to finish before school.

You lied to me again!

I knew you wouldn't let me go!

You don't care a whit
about what's important to me!

And so you put yourself
in heedless danger, yet again.

To think I was reconsidering my position.

But I was right to forbid you
to go back to the mainland,

and that edict stands!

You're clearly not mature enough
to make sound decisions.

- Why are you being so cruel?
- That's the way you see it.

I see an irresponsible child
who needs my protection.

While you are under my roof,
you'll abide by my word.

Hasn't grown out of that temper.

- Mr. Cuthbert!
- What?

You'd better come. Anne's, uh...

I don't want to talk about it.

I'm... sorry to find you here... is all.

I'm certain now that Marilla
doesn't love me.

It is heartless to deny me the one thing
I want above all else.

Well, I'm sure that will all get sorted,
you know,

with a bit of time.

You're right.

Well, soon I'll be off to Queens
so she won't have to tolerate me anymore!

Nor I her.

I will leave and never come back!

There was quite a spectacle just now,
Matthew. Your Anne...

Not your business.

Well!

Well, well, well.

This has gone on long enough now!

It's time you smooth things over
with Anne.

You always take her side.
I know what I'm doing.

Don't let the child
manipulate you with tears.

- Now, look here...
- Boots!

You're traipsing mud all over my floors!

Now see here,
it's not right what you're doing.

It's unkind to deny the child
her heritage!

- How dare you speak to me that way?
- You can't punish her for your own...

My own what?

You're afraid that we'll lose her
because of what she might find.

But we're losing her right now

because of your selfishness!

No one deserves happiness
more than our Anne.

And it's our job to help her find it,
not hold her back.

That's why I am giving her
permission to go!

That's that.

Good morning, ma'am.

Mrs. Lynde invited me
to walk with you this morning.

In her stead.

Of course she did.

Let's make you a little lunch.

Anne's away.

Safe.

Halifax. She's so lucky!

We'll be out on the back nine
all day and...

home for supper.

And I'll fetch Anne after that.

Wouldn't it be amazing if Anne
finds her real family, Miss Cuthbert?

I'm gonna make you some lunch, okay?

You're alright now. Oh...

No, no, not my... Oh.

No, no, no, no!
Stop, stop, stop, stop!

Thank you.

But not a good idea.

Poor sweet soul.

Have you figured out
when the service will be?

Sunday afternoon.

I hope you'll be there.

Of course we'll be there, honey,
'course we will.

Poor Mary. I wonder if Elijah will regret
his stingy ways now that she's gone.

You know that ingrate
wasn't even in New York.

When we heard, we went right over.
Told him his momma needed him.

He slammed the door in our faces.

He wouldn't even take the letter, neither.

Do you have the letter?

Where can I find him?

Probably where he makes his moonshine.
Four streets down, with the green door.

It's kinda hard to explain
other than to say that...

it feels right that I finish
the search on my own.

Thank you both a million times over
for believing me mature enough,

unlike Marilla.

Well, do I pass for someone old enough
not to need a chaperone?

Not with these braids, you don't.

Jo, you must work some magic.

I am setting
my overpowering nostalgia aside

to continue to aid and abet this folly.

I'm sorry, Aunt Jo,

but one day or another,
my maturation was inevitable.

Mm. Well, I can still wish that youth
wasn't always in such a hurry.

- Brush, please.
- Oh.

Although I can't imagine
why I was in such a rush to wear a corset.

How do you stand it?

At my age, it's the only thing
keeping me upright.

Either of these would do.
Which do you prefer?

I know, I know.
"Come quick, she's really sick."

She's dead.

She loved you.

It's all in here.

Guess that's that, then.

The funeral is on Sunday.

Don't make no difference
to the dead, though, does it?

I got better things to do.

And I need to be home right now.

Doesn't feel right to be away
from Bash and Delphine.

And you mustn't worry about Dr. Ward.

It just means he has to start
doing everything he hated again.

You were a great help.

It was a great experience.
And I... I learned a lot.

But it's made me unsure
about pursuing medicine.

Why so?

It seems to me that... doctors
are essentially... powerless.

All they really do is react to illness.
I want to help people,

not stand by while they die.

Medicine couldn't save
my mother, my father...

And now I've lost Mary,

who was... like a sister to me.

It just... seems pointless.

I'm so sorry, Gilbert.

I can't imagine
how difficult it all must be.

But I know for certain that,

whatever you choose
to focus your passion on next,

the world will be better for it.

Thanks.

For... listening.

For your friendship.

It's been really nice.

Well, I'm not going anywhere.

But you could...

perhaps... visit?

And leave Mr. Bones?

I'm not sure he could withstand it.

You know how delicate he is.

That is, if you'd even consider it...

I could be tempted.

I do love a train.

- That's what my father always said.
- Well, then...

how can I resist?

- Oh, my word.
- Bash!

- What happened?
- This is Bash?

Dear me, you certainly are. Poor thing.

Come along, let's wake the good doctor.

Dr. Ward? Bringing in a patient!

Are you alright?

My parents are dead...

and I am from Scotland!

Oh.

What, you...

We don't want that, now do we? Hmm?

Good girl. Oh, you grabby little miss.

Some baking soda.

Ooh.

My hair!

Um...

Oh, no, what a mess.

Oh!

Bravo, darling!

Bravo!

Bravo!

Oh. Mary Joe. Where are you going?

The usual errands in town.

- I'm gonna join you.
- But-but why?

Because life is short
and the world is wide.

Let's go.

Oh, hello!

Good day, Miss. How may I help?

Hey, Sister.

This is the Indian residential school,
is that correct?

- Hmm.
- How wonderful!

I'm in the area unexpectedly,
so I've come to visit my young friend,

- Ka'kwet.
- I have no idea who that is.

The children are given proper Christian
names when they arrive, you see?

Oh. That's...

She would've arrived recently,
from Prince Edward Island.

Very bright. Gregarious?

Big smile. Dimples?

Regardless, it's not possible
to visit at this time.

The children are in choir practice.

How marvellous.

Singing is a great fortifier
for the spirit.

Will you please let her know
I stopped by? I'm Anne.

Anne with an "e."

♪ Hail him hail him ♪

Anne! Anne!!

Anne!

Hannah!
Get away from that window.

- Anne!
- Now!

Please let me leave with my friend!
I want to go home! Please!

You will behave.

We must find a way out
of this terrible place!

Speak English.
Your heathen tongue is forbidden.

Now, sing to the Lord.

Let's see what your defiance gets you!
Let's just see!

Father Beck, I require assistance!

Dear me.

Is Hannah here not doing as she is told?

Hannah, are you behaving
like a stupid Indian?

I'm not stupid! You're stupid!

My name is Ka'kwet!

Oh, no, the butcher
closed early.

Do you mind if we make a short trek

- to the trapper's homestead?
- Trek?

That sounds like
a splendid adventure! Yes!

Great.

Thank you.

- Miss Cuthbert, are you quite alright?
- Good heavens,

is that a... a baby?

Clearly your orphan girl's lack
of decorum is rubbing off on you.

Have you no shame?

Good day to you, Clayton.

I'd like to purchase a small bag of flour
and four baby bottles, please.

I've always known you to be a fine,
upstanding woman, Miss Cuthbert.

It saddens me to see you conduct yourself
against God's will.

I am caring for an innocent child.

God made her, same as you and me.

So I suggest you take
your complaint to him.

That'll be 85 cents.

Shhh.

You can be on your way.
I'll just add it to your bill.

How kind.
But you'll get what you're owed.

You certainly will.

- Marilla.
- Oh...

A cabin in the woods. How charming.
Are you sure we're allowed to be here?

I've come to the Acadians
numerous times before

when their storefront was closed.
They don't mind.

Oh, Diana! I'm so sorry!
I should've warned you about the dog.

Diana! What are you doing here?

- Jerry?
- Hey, sorry. Bonbon is really very sweet.

My dear girl, are you hurt?

- She's twisted her ankle.
- It's late. If she can't walk,

she'll need to stay overnight.
Can we manage one more?

Absolutely. Have her stay.

Agree with them that I should stay.

Your mother would have my head!

I think she'd be fit to be tied
if I was permanently damaged

from the long walk home
on a sprained ankle.

Can you walk, my dear?

Oh, no. No, no, no.

You will stay with us.
Uh, will you let her family know?

And if Anne were to find
her real family, her...

her birth family,

I'm afraid she won't need me anymore.

I love her
as if she were my own flesh and blood.

She's been my joy and comfort
ever since she came to Green Gables.

I have good news for you, Marilla.

Love is not quantifiable,
and therefore not finite.

Anne can love others
that come into her life

that will in no way diminish
the special bond you have with her.

I can tell you that with certainty,

because if I were ever to find
another romantic partner,

it would have no bearing

on the profound love
I will always have for my Jonah.

That's not to say it's indestructible.

If love isn't cherished and nurtured,

it can indeed be lost.

Do we have to be quiet and boring

because of the fancy princess visiting?

Mm.

Mme. Baynard?

This is the most
delicious fricot I've ever had!

- Please call me Lisette.
- It's delicious, Mrs. Baynard.

- Pass this to your father.
- Pass the butter.

Hey Dad,

did you hear what happened to Jean
on the trapline yesterday?

Oh boy!

Please, no talk of Jean
wearing rabbit entrails at the table!

- What's the story?
- What happened?

- What's "entrails'?
- Ah, the... part that holds the poop.

Sorry.

I don't think
we should sing tonight.

- Oh, Papa!
- Can I choose the song?

Oh, you want to sing?

Yes, yes, yes!

Hurry and get your beds ready.

We don't have any other rooms.

Just this one. So we all sleep here.

May I help with anything?
I'd be happy to lend a hand.

- Yes, please.
- Oh.

Thank you. Goodbye.

I talk English! Vous comprenez?

Yes. You are a very smart girl.

♪ Au chant de l'alouette
je veille et je dors ♪

♪ J'écoute l'alouette
puis je m'endors ♪

♪ Je n'ai pas cueilli
j'ai cherché des nids ♪

♪ Je n'ai pas cueilli
j'ai cherché des nids ♪

She's just asleep.

Thank you.

We...

I really appreciate it.

Good night.

Poor Bash.

- What insult to injury.
- I wish there was more we could do.

How did it go at the church?
I hope the trip was successful.

I found what I was looking for.

Both my parents did indeed pass,

weeks apart from one another,
when I was three months old.

So death was in fact responsible
for our tragic parting.

Which...

oddly enough, is a relief to me.

Because they didn't choose...
to give you up.

It's been weighing on me.

I see.

I'm happy for you, Anne.

Oh, and I'm Scottish.

They hail from the town of... Glennark?

But... that's all I know.

My, my.

Perhaps a little more sleuthing...

is in order?

We could write to the Kirk in Glennark
to find out more.

Shall we?
It'd make me very happy to help.

Marilla... what a splendid idea.

I would love that.

♪ En roulant ma boule roulant
En roulant ma boule ♪

♪ Derrière chez nous y'a-t-un étang
En roulant ma boule ♪

♪ Trois beaux canards s'en vont baignant
Rouli-roulant ma boule roulant ♪

♪ En roulant ma boule roulant
En roulant ma boule ♪

Your ankle is much better.

My ankle was never too bad.

Y-you lied?

I did.

In order to experience
something that's important to me.

What is that?

Freedom.

Diana!!

Hey, hey, Bonbon, Bonbon.

Unthinkable debauchery.

You're safe now, dear, you're safe.

- For your troubles.
- Ah, it was really no trouble, Monsieur.

No trouble at all.
She's a lovely girl...

No, no, I really must insist.

Thank you kindly.

I had a marvellous evening
in your lovely home.

Thank you very much for your hospitality.

I like you very much!
Goodbye, Princess!

Oh, dear.

- Au revoir!
- Bonne nuit!

- Bon retour!
- Au revoir, Princesse!

The Lord is my shepherd;
I shall not want.

He maketh me to lie down
in green pasture:

He leadeth me beside the still waters.

He restoreth my soul:

He leadeth me
in the paths of righteousness

for his name's sake.

Yea, though I walk
through the valley of the shadow of death,

I will fear no evil:

For thou art with me;

thy rod and thy staff,

they comfort me.

Surely goodness
and mercy shall follow me

all the days of my life:

and I will live in the house of the Lord
for ever.

How are you holding up, son?

Please don't offer me a kind platitude,
Father.

If I hear "time heals" one more time...

No offence.

None taken.

I would like to share a story
about your Mary, if you'll permit me.

She must've been around ten.

Just loved to sing, she did.

One service, her favorite hymn
wasn't included.

And little Mary was not having it.

She stood up and belted it out!

Everyone was confused.
My service was over.

But wouldn't you know it,
before long we all joined in.

Even way back then,
we knew it was better to go along

than try to stop her.

That woman loved a joyful noise.

That's right.

That's right.

That's right, you love her.

You love her. That's right.

I look forward...

to receiving any information you may have

on my dearly departed parents.

Thank you kindly for your efforts
in this matter.

Respectfully. No, no.

Sincerely. Sincerely seems right.

Oh, Marilla, your handwriting
is ever so refined and elegant.

I have hopes of being taken seriously now.

Why don't you sign it.

Won't the seal make it
so much more momentous, Marilla?

Just imagine, when it's broken,
in Scottish hands overseas,

I'll be that much closer to knowing more
about where I come from.

There.

Now my hope is etched
into each one of its tiny grooves.

Marilla...

I'm very sorry for the lies I told you.

I behaved disrespectfully.

I was frustrated,
yes, but that's no excuse.

I hope you can forgive me.

I'm sorry I let my fear
get the better of me.

I never want to impede your potential.

And I will do my best
to make sure it doesn't happen again.

Do you think you can forgive me?

Oh...

I love you, Marilla.

Forever and a day.

Forever and a day.

I'd like to buy postage
to Scotland, please.

And these other three go to Nova Scotia.

You like that?

Ah!