How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
Anne might plead and cry as she liked—and did, for her terror was very real. Her imagination had run away with her and she held the spruce grove in mortal dread after nightfall. But Marilla was inexorable. She marched the shrinking ghostseer down to the spring and ordered her to proceed straightway over the bridge and into the dusky retreats of wailing ladies and headless specters beyond. (20.32)
Ever heard the phrase "you reap what you sow?" Anne imagined herself a haunted woods, and now she has to deal with it…in the dark.
Quote #5
Marilla felt this and was vaguely troubled over it, realizing that the ups and downs of existence would probably bear hardly on this impulsive soul and not sufficiently understanding that the equally great capacity for delight might more than compensate. (22.5)
Here's another reminder (from the narrator this time) that Anne's high "ups" are worth the low "downs." It couldn't be more different from Marilla's sensible (but low-key) approach to living.
Quote #6
"I was walking the ridgepole and I fell off. I expect I have sprained my ankle. But, Marilla, I might have broken my neck. Let us look on the bright side of things." (23.30)
You've got to admire Anne's optimism. Her imagination allows her to envision a worse scenario and communicate it, even through her ankle pain.