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Энн из Зеленых Крыш. Уровень 1 / Anne of Green Gables
Энн из Зеленых Крыш. Уровень 1 / Anne of Green Gables
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© ООО «Издательство АСТ», 2023
Anne of Green Gables
Chapter I
Mrs. Rachel Lynde is Surprised
Mrs. Rachel Lynde lived just where[1] the Avonlea main road dipped down into a little hollow. She sat at her kitchen window one afternoon in June. The sun was warm and bright.
At half-past three, Matthew Cuthbert placidly drove over the hollow and up the hill. He wore a white collar and his best suit. Where did he go and why did he go there? Mrs. Rachel was very curious about that. Matthew rarely left home. He was very shy and hated to be among people.
"I'll go to Green Gables after tea and ask Marilla,” the woman finally concluded. "Something must have happened last night!”
After tea Mrs. Rachel set out[2]. The big, rambling house – Green Gables – where the Cuthberts lived was not far, it was built at the furthest edge of the other Avonlea houses.
Mrs. Rachel stepped out of the lane into the backyard of Green Gables. She rapped smartly at the kitchen door and stepped in.
Mrs. Rachel closed the door and noticed everything that was on that table. There were three plates, so Marilla expected someone.
"Good evening, Rachel,” Marilla said briskly. "This is a fine evening, isn't it? Won't you sit down?”
Marilla was a tall, thin woman. She looked like a woman of rigid conscience.
"I was afraid,” said Mrs. Rachel, "when I saw Matthew. I thought maybe he went to the doctor's.”
Marilla's lips twitched understandingly.