 Although the general tenor of the actual published poem is similar to what is described in "Rilla of Ingleside", this version of '"The Piper" differs in some respects from Montgomery's earlier description of Walter's poem.Notably, Montgomery's version has two stanzas, not three, and makes no mention of "keeping faith" as was said to be a central portion of Walter's poem.Montgomery included the poem as a sort of preface to "The Blythes Are Quoted", the intended ninth book in the Anne series.