Without waiting for an answer he pulled close to the pile and extended his hand . There was no help for it ; Anne , clinging to Gilbert Blythe 's hand , scrambled down into the dory , where she sat , drabbled and furious , in the stern with her arms full of dripping shawl and wet crepe . It was certainly extremely difficult to be dignified under the circumstances ! `` What has happened , Anne ? '' asked Gilbert , taking up his oars . `` We were playing Elaine '' explained Anne frigidly , without even looking at her rescuer , `` and I had to drift down to Camelot in the barge -- I mean the flat . The flat began to leak and I climbed out on the pile . The girls went for help . Will you be kind enough to row me to the landing ? '' Gilbert obligingly rowed to the landing and Anne , disdaining assistance , sprang nimbly on shore . `` I 'm very much obliged to you , '' she said haughtily as she turned away . But Gilbert had also sprung from the boat and now laid a detaining hand on her arm . `` Anne , '' he said hurriedly , `` look here . Ca n't we be good friends ? I 'm awfully sorry I made fun of your hair that time . I did n't mean to vex you and I only meant it for a joke . Besides , it 's so long ago . I think your hair is awfully pretty now -- honest I do . Let 's be friends . '' For a moment Anne hesitated .
She had an odd , newly awakened consciousness under all her outraged dignity XXXXX the half-shy , half-eager expression in Gilbert 's hazel eyes was something that was very good to see .
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