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Morgan.

Sanctify this water to the spiritual purpose for which thou hast ordained it.

And grant, we beseech thee, that this child, now to be baptized therein, may

receive the fullness of thy grace and ever remain in the number of thy

children. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord.

Amen.

And so in the presence of this company, the parents, Evelyn, Emmett, we welcome

to our congregation Carrie Alexandra Greer.

She's a beautiful little girl, Emmett.

You must be thrilled to bits and pieces to have Emmett back in town after all

these years.

Go on, now.

All right.

All right, now, if you could all just cozy together for me. Oh, Alex,

your tie.

Oh, and Emmett, from my article, how long ago was it exactly that you left

Avonleaf?

Like an hour about 16.

Dinosaurs walk the earth.

We'll let your readers work out the arithmetic.

All right, we'll go on three.

One, two, three.

Well, shall we head out for the celebration?

Thanks again, Reverend. Our pleasure. And, Mrs. Greer, I hope we see you and

little Carrie on it.

Oh, my days.

Presbyterian church women.

Well, every man for himself. Oh, Janet, don't forget the jumble, say. Oh, you're

late. I wouldn't dream of it. Good day.

Well. As I live and breathe.

Emmett Greer. We heard you bought the old Calder place.

It's so nice to see someone finally fixing that place up. I hope you make a

of it.

This lovely young thing can't be the wife you've been hiding out there.

This is Evelyn. I look forward to getting to know you all.

I'm sure.

Excuse us.

The Lord's work calls.

Olivia, don't forget.

We'll be collecting for the jumble sale.

Well, well, well, Emmett Greer and Alec King a team again.

Emmett's back with a flibbertied gibbet girl to call wife.

The world may change, but some people don't.

in a few short months on this farm. Oh, yeah. We're so grateful to Alec for

having written them about the place and encouraging Emmett to come.

But you must miss city life, oh.

Oh, not at all.

I believe Emmett's true home.

I've never seen him happier.

If it weren't for Alec, he'd still be miserable scrounging for work in an

office. Oh, Alec, watch your back.

Now,

Evelyn, you had a vocation in music. Alec says you're a very accomplished

pianist. One can hardly call a few recitals a vocation.

There's no future in it.

Emmett always said that, and he was absolutely right.

Well, if it hadn't been for the few students I taught before I was married,

couldn't have supported myself.

Well, now, why don't you take on students in Avonlea?

No, I don't think I'll be taking students, not with the baby.

And certainly Emmett would never allow it. He has far too much pride to...

Let me take on students.

Oh, look at them.

They're like 12 -year -olds.

Best chums.

I tell you, it's the harvesting. It gets harder on this old body every year.

Harvesting my Aunt Frances.

Reckless rugby's more like it, Alec.

I'll just pile them in the chair, dear. Jumble sales of all the ridiculous

notions Presbyterian church women ever had. What's so ridiculous about it?

everybody donates their old junk to get rid of it. Yeah?

And then they're expected to buy everybody else's junk to replace it.

Don't be so blessed and crabby. The proceeds go to the Christian mission in

Borneo. Besides, it's fun to go through other people's old junk.

Now, hold on. These shoes. I paid $2 for these shoes.

Oh? They pinch your toes.

Well, they were the best shoes in the catalog.

I haven't worn them since Olivia's wedding.

I'm not going to let Bert Potts get them for a nickel. They're my shoes, and if

they're going to be given away, I will do the giving.

Well,

my dear, I do believe that baby's finally asleep.

Good.

No,

no. Allow me.

I bet you've never had a ship named after you before.

Who said a shoreboat and stanker? What do you think?

You're not planning on going fishing in that.

I am.

And so are you, Alec. You're a true friend.

Everybody's doing it. They're pulling money from the sea.

I haven't been offshore fishing in,

what, 15 years, man.

It'll do us good. Keep us young.

The salt spray, the ocean air.

Look, we can fish in the lap of luxury.

This beauty.

Has got a gasoline engine.

Oh, I... Yes, and an oil -burning stove.

We can have a cup of tea and warm our hands.

You and your wild schemes, Emmett.

You'll never change.

Alec, I haven't farmed enough to survive this first winter.

I don't have two pennies to rub together.

Let the truth be known.

Who'd be grateful for the salt cod to eat this Christmas?

I almost lost her with the baby.

She's still not 100%. Just won't let on.

She was built for a finer life.

It tears my soul to see her go without.

She has no idea of the straits we're in.

Will you help me?

I have. All right, Captain.

Cheers.

It's starting to rain.

My silly father and Mr. Greer will get soaked to the skin.

The weather's getting worse.

You'd think they'd have enough sense to get off the water.

and Mr. Greer have sense enough to get off that water.

It's getting wild out there, Emmett.

Better head on back.

I never took you for a squeamish shorty.

I'm not squeamish.

I'm just trying to be practical.

I've got to take some risks.

Thank you.

and everlasting God who has been pleased to call out of this sinful and dying

world the soul of our brother here departed.

O Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world, have mercy upon us

and grant us thine peace.

Not much of a turnout, is it? No.

No, it isn't.

Well, you know, he was away for 25 -odd years.

People barely remember him.

Nobody knows her from Adam's neighbor.

We made twice too many sandwiches.

Well, maybe we should save these for the jumble sale.

Oh, no.

He'd been at home a bit earlier.

I suppose.

Oh, Bert, would you like some tea? No.

She's only half his age and not a lick of sense.

So they say.

And she has no family.

Can you imagine? No. Not one.

There isn't a girl left alive that could take her in. Oh, isn't that awful?

Can I get you some more tea, Evan?

She'll lose that farm.

She can't run it with a babe in arms.

Nobody will buy it.

I mean, it's sad for years before Allie King talked Emmett into taking it.

Isn't that fine? How do you do? What was Allie King thinking?

She'd be lucky to escape the poorhouse with the clothes on her back.

There, there, there.

You two get some rest.

I see you've got a broken window there. I'll stop by first thing tomorrow and

see to it.

What's to become of us?

Evelyn, you know, this is no time to...

Make any plans now. You just get some rest, huh?

There's a lot of work that needs to be done around here. The farm can't run

itself, but we can't let Mrs. Greer fend for herself, so that means you girls

are going to have to do more near share, especially with Felix and Halifax.

Yes, Father.

See you later, then.

Where shall we start?

I've been going through everything.

There's no will that I can find and no insurance papers.

I... There's... There's bank correspondence and

there's a letter from the lawyer who supervised the sale.

Could you... Look, I don't really know.

Anything about your personal affairs?

It's the mortgage.

It doesn't look very good, I don't think.

All right, I'll take them.

And I'll look them over.

Thank you.

Oh, Janet had also mentioned that the girls might be interested in piano

lessons.

So if that's true, now would be a good time for them to start coming.

Well, I'll... Oh, the baby, sorry. Excuse me.

You're not going to put this in the jumble sale, are you?

Oh, yes.

How can you part with it?

Well, I never wear it.

You should wear it to church.

Really?

I don't think it's too young for me.

Not a day.

You know, I think I just might.

May I help you?

I have this notice I'd like to put on your bulletin board, if that's all

I'm going to be offering piano instruction in my home, ladies.

If any of you know any interested children, I'm sure you'll find my rates

more than competitive.

Well, good day.

Well, what do you think of that?

Well, I think it's a fine how -do -you -do, I'd say.

Imagine. Her hanging out her shingle and Emmett barely in the ground.

There is a proper way to do things. You should say so. Well, I can assure you no

girl of mine is going to go to that woman for piano lessons.

I can assure you ladies that I am eminently qualified.

I have my certificate from the Royal Conservatory, first class honors. I also

have other awards and accommodations.

But if you won't send me your children, then perhaps you'll send me your laundry

because I do that too.

I take in sewing, but I'm not much good at it. Unless, of course, you have a

position for me here at the store, Mrs. Lawson.

What?

Then, ladies, if your children are interested in piano lessons, I would be

than grateful for whatever business you send my boys.

Hello.

I've tended to all your animals and I should just pick up my tools and head

home. How's Carrie doing?

She's fine.

Mr. King.

Hello there.

Yes. What can I do for you?

Do for me?

Nothing. It's more like what can I do for you?

How's that?

That was you.

You gave me these here shoes, Mr. King.

They look good.

You're welcome to them.

No offense, Mr. King.

I've never seen a man that looks so bone -weary.

I've seen you work in a greer place.

Well, Gus, I'm trying to run two farms with a body that doesn't want to run

Well, then, settle.

I'm working for my shoes, Mr. King.

I'll be there mornings. It's a Tuesday to give you a hand. You don't need to do

that.

Oh, look.

Can you use the help or no?

Yes.

Yes, I could use the help.

Tuesday morning.

You must be exhausted. Why aren't you in bed?

I've been straining my eyes, reading through Emmett's papers.

Is there some way that I can help?

What are you looking at?

Stars.

How many do you think there are?

Millions, millions and millions?

I don't know.

Shall we count them?

I remember nights when Emmett and I were boys.

Laying on our backs in that field out there.

Staring up into the deep.

Endless depth of stars.

Endless.

You know, for me, that vastness was always so humbling, but not Emmett.

No, he... He looked into infinity and he saw a universe of endless

possibility.

He always thought he could grab the world by the tail.

He still was that boy.

Like all boys.

He never thought that he'd die.

Oh, Alec.

What if it had been me?

But it wasn't you.

But what if it had been me who'd been knocked unconscious?

Emmett, you know, he was a stronger swimmer. I mean, he would have found me.

Alec, I won't have you talking this way.

And you wouldn't be if you weren't worn to a fiddle stream working two farms.

I gotta go in.

I gotta write a letter to Hammett's lawyer.

Well, I'll help you.

Alec, you just can't keep worrying yourself this much.

What am I gonna do?

I hear tell, Allie King is at the Greer farm day and night. No.

I've seen him work that farm by himself before.

You're sure friendly.

That Allie King, with his best friend, swept off the face of the earth.

Well, where there's smoke, there are sure to be tongues wagging.

There is such a thing as charity, ladies.

Idle tongues make idle chatter.

Ladies. Elvira Lawson.

If you can tear yourself away.

Olivia wishes to look at some material suitable for young Montgomery here.

Oh, yes. Yes, of course, Hattie.

Right away.

Could you hand out like this?

Could you hand out like this?

I'm sorry, Mrs. Greer.

I'm just no good at the piano right now.

Not for one day off you go.

Really? Yeah.

Goodbye, Father.

What happened with Cecily?

There's some days when a young girl shouldn't be bound to a piano. She

running across the field as fast as her legs will carry her.

Well, good Lord, I remember this one.

It's for four hands. Hetty and I used to spend hours playing this.

You want to try it?

Let's see if these gnarled old fingers can remember it.

Um... Yonder hill the tans of me Whom she

is I do not know I will court her for her beauty

She will answer yes or no

Oh, no, John, no, John, no, John, no.

My father was a span.

Morgan, get your own. You're supposed to share.

Shh.

Mind if I join you?

Of course.

Thank you.

Girls, wait here for me for a moment, please.

Hello.

I don't know how she can show that face in public.

Nor Janet, neither, so far as I'm concerned.

I'm sorry, but I seem to have lost my husband.

Have you seen him?

So quiet in the service.

Yes, we have.

Thank you very much.

supper's ready.

Evelyn.

I'm so sorry to bother you.

Something's gone awry with the pump in my yard. I'm completely without water.

Oh, what a shame you had to come all this way past so many other neighbors.

I found it difficult meeting them.

And I hate to impose on people.

Well,

Obviously, I've come at a bad time.

Oh, I'm right here, Evelyn. I'll just get my coat.

Alec, you've not yet had your supper.

I'll wait outside.

Alec. Well, supper's not going anywhere, is it?

Oh. Oh, fine. You just run along, then.

Janet, I don't understand what you're going on about.

No, I can see that.

Look, let's not argue about this now. Evelyn needs help. I'll be back in an

hour.

Supper's ready.

Now, please.

What? That's what she said.

Nellie Potts, repeat what you said to my sister.

Felicity! Repeat it. I dare you.

I'm not afraid to say the truth if you want to hear it.

Your father is pitching woo to the widow queer.

I know it. Everybody in Avonlea knows it.

How can you say such a foul thing?

I saw it with my own eyes.

Everybody knows what a fool Alec King is making of your mother.

Like my mother said, it's always the holier -than -thou, like Alec King, that

carry on the word.

Felicity, you don't believe what Sally said, do you?

No.

Now, as Miss King would say, talk is cheap.

And Sally's talk is cheaper than more.

Now, I know men that run with women.

And I can tell you what you already ought to know.

Your pa ain't one of them.

But what about what Sally saw?

I don't know what Sally Potts thinks, you see.

All I know is I never met a more decent father than your pa.

Generous to a fault.

No one deserves that description better than Alec King.

Too generous sometimes?

He's just doing what he thinks is right.

Type of fella has to do more than just feel sorry for you.

Gotta make your life easy.

Problem is, life can't always be easy.

Never tries to make anything easier for me.

Don't thank her for that one day.

Now, I want to preface what I'm about to propose by saying I've given this a

great deal of thought.

Alec, what is it?

Well, foreclosure.

by the bank on Emmett's property is at hand.

Oh, dear.

Poor Evelyn.

And after consideration, I've decided that the best resolution for this

is for us to use the king principal to purchase Emmett's property from the

The king principal?

Alec. I think it would be good, both for us and Evelyn.

And I do not.

It's the most absurd idea you've ever had.

What's more, I'll not allow it.

Hedy, you won't even listen? No, I shan't.

You're not thinking clearly.

You know that.

My answer's no.

That's final.

When and if you come to your senses about this business, I'll be more than

willing to listen here.

Olivia.

I appreciate how you feel. I know how much you've taken upon yourself.

I think you're being very noble, but... But what do you think, Olivia? I want

your support in this matter.

Alec, my answer is no.

No?

How can you just callously shut someone out like that?

You, who talk so freely about charity.

Alec, be fair.

That money is for all of us, for our children, for your children, too.

We'd all like to do something to help.

We were fond of Emmett, too.

Were you?

Yes, we were.

But we have to use some reason.

Well, you just reason some way out of this for Emmett's wife.

Alec, don't be... He... I'm sorry

about his behavior.

He's under a terrific strain.

Alec, dear, can I get you anything?

No, thank you.

I could pour you some tea.

No more tea. It's bothering my sleep, I think.

I have to agree with Olivia.

What?

I agree with Olivia.

I don't know what you're talking about.

Alec, please.

What?

It's not your fault that Emmett died.

I never said that it was.

And it's not your fault that you survived.

Alec. I need some air.

Hey, it's obvious something has to be done, Hattie, but I don't know what to

about it.

I mean, I could tell Alec to stop helping her.

But you know him. He won't do that.

Or I could tell her to stop using him.

I suppose I'd be careless.

She's a woman who's always relied on the strength of others.

Oh.

For us kings, we'd rather suffer a painful death.

Oh, Leah, to some point, Janet.

But being on one's own can be a terrifying experience.

I remember trying to teach Olivia to walk. I was so frustrated. She wouldn't

go of the edge of the table.

So, yes, independence is a frightening thing.

You know, Eddie King,

Mr. King?

Gus?

I thought that was you.

Well, tomorrow's Tuesday.

Would you like me to meet you at your place or the Greer's?

Gus, it really, it isn't necessary.

Necessary?

You give me the shoes.

I don't know much about fine shoes, but I figure they're worth a week's wages.

Look, I didn't do it for cheap labor. You don't owe me anything.

Mr. King, you're real proud of the King farm and everything you got.

And you have every right to be.

All right? I think it's awful good of people to have to share what they got.

But you know, I never had nothing but myself.

So if I'm going to be proud of anything, I got to be proud of looking after me.

You're an independent lad, Gus Pike.

But don't you think you've taken on enough already?

Well, everyone's got their own burden to carry, their own weight.

You know what my mother used to say about carrying a burden?

At first, it'll weigh you down.

Sooner or later, it'll make you strong.

Carry someone else's burden for them.

Don't ever expect them to get strong enough to carry on without you.

Are we still talking about shoes, Gus?

I'll be on the king farm tomorrow morning with the bird.

I'm sorry.

You were right.

I felt guilty. I wanted to help her. She seems so fragile, so...

I know.

Don't worry.

Daniel won't be wearing any of these anymore.

Beautiful. Truth be told, I think most of these belong to Cecily.

Cecily?

It's amazing how fast they grow.

Oh, I know.

Sometimes you wish you could just stop them at Daniel's age. You know, just

they start talking.

Just before they take to their legs and run away from you.

Oh, this is a dear one.

Daniel wore this from seven to nine months.

Although I expect Carrie will wear it much later.

My sister Abigail's wee one wore it too.

I suppose they do.

Look at that.

Take to the legs and run away from you.

Run to what?

I wish she didn't have to.

You can't stop her growing, you know.

Or running or falling or catching measles or getting in schoolyard fights.

You just have to teach her to learn to deal with the good and bad.

All right, we'll put our backs into it here.

And then head over to Mrs. Greer's.

Cecily, you can feed the chickens, collect the eggs, and Guts, you can

the hogs.

All right.

Good morning, everyone.

Gus, I just thought you could use some extra hands in the barn.

Felicity, wait.

I'll help Gus.

Where are we starting?

You're doing the pigs.

Wonderful.

Did you know that some people actually think that pigs are smarter than dogs?

Oh, good.

That's cool.

I had to try this somewhere.

You mind your own beeswax, hmm?

Beautiful day.

Lovely.

I brought you a bushel of apples.

A whole bushel?

Oh, well, Carrie likes applesauce.

You know, you're too kind to me.

Evelyn, we... I have something I want to talk with you about.

I spoke with the bank today, and I've decided to let them take the place.

Take the... This is your home.

No.

Avonlea isn't my home. It was Emmett's.

I'm going to sell whatever I can, and they can take the rest.

But where will you go?

Well, I've been corresponding with a friend at the conservatory in Toronto,

if I can teach piano in Avonlea, I can teach it anywhere.

It's amazing how much quicker the students learn when they actually want

the lessons.

It's busier in the fall so my chances of getting a position are better if I go

now so but I

Have to build a life for me

Listen to the address of the boarding house.

Promise you'll write.

I will, Evelyn.

I will.

You've been so generous.

Thank you.

Everything's on board.

Say goodbye to your godfather.

Goodbye, Carrie.

That's right.

Emmett was fortunate in having you for a friend.

So am I.

Goodbye, Alec King.

You take care.