OT Re: Anne books. was: Delurking in defense of Ron

[milz]

No: HPFGUIDX 7526

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "naama " <naama_gat at h...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Susan McGee" <Schlobin at a...> 
wrote:
> > --- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "naama " <naama_gat at h...> wrote:
> > > --- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "milz " <absinthe at m...> wrote:
> > > <snip>
> > > > 
> > > > As for Gilbert Blythe, he wasn't completely 'true' to Anne. I 
> > > > remember that he was engaged to Christine in one of the 
middle 
> > > books 
> > > > and in one of the later books he flirted with Christine, 
ignoring 
> > > > Anne as she tripped into a puddle. 
> > > > 
> > > I am shocked and practically speechless!!! Gilbert was NOT 
engaged 
> > to 
> > > Christine, and he definitely did NOT flirt with her. In both 
cases 
> > it 
> > > was only apprehensions Anne had, which were proven wrong!!
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Naama
> > 
> > But he WAS engaged to Christine..don't you remember? When Gilbert 
was 
> > so sick, Anne came to him and showed him the book dedicated to 
him,
> > and said something about the planned wedding to Christine, and 
> > Gilbert said he had called it off because it wasn't fair to 
Christine.
> > 
> > Susan (I have all those books, too, so I could go and look it 
up....)
> 
> You're either messing with my mind or we're living in paralell 
universes. We are talking 
> about Lucy Maud Montgomery's "Anne of.." books, right? The scene 
you describe just doesn't 
> exist. Whats going on??!? 
> Wait, I'm having a flash of insight - could it be that there was a 
such a scene in the film 
> or TV series? They may have mixed up with the books in your mind. 
> 
> Naama

I have to go back and re-read the Anne books, but I'm pretty sure 
in "Anne of Ingleside", Christine comes back and Gil flirts with her.

But you're probably correct that it was based on Anne's insecurities.

:-) Milz