Anne to the Rescue ALL things great are wound up with all things little . At first glance it might not seem that the decision of a certain Canadian Premier to include Prince Edward Island in a political tour could have much or anything to do with the fortunes of little Anne Shirley at Green Gables . But it had . It was a January the Premier came , to address his loyal supporters and such of his nonsupporters as chose to be present at the monster mass meeting held in Charlottetown . Most of the Avonlea people were on Premier 's side of politics ; hence on the night of the meeting nearly all the men and a goodly proportion of the women had gone to town thirty miles away . Mrs. Rachel Lynde had gone too . Mrs. Rachel Lynde was a red-hot politician and could n't have believed that the political rally could be carried through without her , although she was on the opposite side of politics . So she went to town and took her husband -- Thomas would be useful in looking after the horse -- and Marilla Cuthbert with her . Marilla had a sneaking interest in politics herself , and as she thought it might be her only chance to see a real live Premier , she promptly took it , leaving Anne and Matthew to keep house until her return the following day . Hence , while Marilla and Mrs. Rachel were enjoying themselves hugely at the mass meeting , Anne and Matthew had the cheerful kitchen at Green Gables all to themselves . A bright fire was glowing in the old-fashioned Waterloo stove and blue-white frost crystals were shining on the windowpanes . Matthew nodded over a FARMERS ' ADVOCATE on the sofa and Anne at the table studied her lessons with grim determination , despite sundry wistful glances at the clock shelf , where lay a new book that Jane Andrews had lent her that day . Jane had assured her that it was warranted to produce any number of thrills , or words to that effect , and Anne 's fingers tingled to reach out for it . But that would mean Gilbert Blythe 's triumph on the morrow . Anne turned her back on the clock shelf and tried to imagine it was n't there . `` Matthew , did you ever study geometry when you went to school ? '' `` Well now , no , I did n't , '' said Matthew , coming out of his doze with a start . `` I wish you had , '' sighed Anne , `` because then you 'd be able to sympathize with me . You ca n't sympathize properly if you 've never studied it . It is casting a cloud over my whole life .
I 'm such a dunce XXXXX it , Matthew . ''
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