Chapters 1 and 2 Summary

In Chapter 1, Anne Shirley is done with geometry. She stick her book away and looks triumphantly at Diana Wright. Diana holds small Anne Cordelia in her arms. Diana thought Anne liked teaching. Anne does and her three years at Summerside have been pleasant. Mrs. Harmon Andrews had told her she wouldn't find married life any better than teaching. Anne's laugh echoes throughout Green Gables. Marilla is in the kitchen making preserves. She loves hearing that laugh and although she is happy that Anne is Marrying Gilbert Blythe, she will miss Anne and her laugh.

Diana assures Anne that married life has its ups and downs but it all works out if you're married to the right man. Diana is upset to learn that Anne and Gilbert are going to settle sixty miles away in Four Winds Harbor. Anne tells Diana how...