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b"Tonight, we\\u2019ll read the tenth chapter to \\u201cAnne of Green Gables\\u201d the classic 1908 novel by Lucy Maud Montgomery. This chapter is titled \\u201cAnne\\u2019s Apology\\u201d.\\n\\nIn the last episode, titled \\u201cMrs. Rachel Lynde Is Properly Horrified\\u201d, Anne has been settling in at Green Gables for the last couple weeks, when Mrs. Rachel Lynde pays a visit. She would have visited sooner, but had been laid up with a bout of grippe, which is an archaic term for the flu.\\nMrs. Lynde sees any orphan as suspicious as a rule, and when Anne comes in from playing outside, she is messy, dirty, and in ill-fitting orphanage clothes. The lady does not hold her tongue on how she perceives Anne- as a homely, pathetic creature with \\u201chair as red as carrots\\u201d. Anne in return also does not hold back- and calls Mrs. Lynde fat, clumsy and without imagination. Later, Marilla talks to Anne privately and insists that while Mrs. Lynde may have deserved what she got, she was still Anne\\u2019s elder and must be treated with an expected amount of courtesy. Otherwise, it would harm not only Anne\\u2019s reputation in the community but also Marilla\\u2019s. Thus, Anne would need to muster up the courage to apologize\\n\\n\\u2014 read by 'N' \\u2014\\nSign up for Snoozecast+ to get expanded, ad-free access by going to\\xa0snoozecast.com/plus!\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"