Chapter 28
Anne floats down the pond as the Lily Maid; the flat leaks and she clings to a bridge pile until Gilbert rescues her. She rebuffs his attempt at reconciliation.
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From Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Anne's reenactment of Tennyson's Elaine ends in near disaster when the flat sinks, and Gilbert rescues her—an iconic moment of romantic literature colliding with reality.
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