ONE MORE WEEK, THEN NO MORE SCHOOL.
I'M MARKING THE DAYS.
THIS IS MY FAVOURITE TIME OF YEAR,
JUST BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS START.
I LOVE THAT FEELING WHEN EVERYTHING IS NEW,
THAT ANYTHING-CAN-HAPPEN FEELING.
WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE THING ABOUT SUMMER?
BESIDES NO SCHOOL?
I DON'T KNOW.
LOBSTER BOILS, BIKE RIDES...
...WALKING BAREFOOT ALONG THE BEACH.
STANDING ON THE CLIFF AND WATCHING THE SEA.
SUMMER CLOUDS.
FINDING SHAPES IN THEM.
LIKE THAT ONE.
SEE THAT BILLOWY ONE?
IT'S LIKE A WEIRD ZEPPELIN OR AN ELEPHANT.
FELIX AND IZZY SITTING IN A TREE
K-I-S-S-I-N-G
DONNY LESTER, GROW UP!
OH, OH, SORRY.
OH, IT'S OK.
GETTING YOUR MAIL, MR. DALE?
WHAT? YEAH, YEAH.
SAY, IS THAT AN ENGLISH STAMP?
OH, YEAH, YEAH.
YES, THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE.
CAN I HAVE IT?
UH, THE STAMP.
I'M COLLECTING THEM.
OH, YEAH, INDEED, INDEED.
AH, AH, OH...
[ STAMMERING ]
GEE, I HOPE IT'S NOT BAD NEWS.
UH, NO, NO, NOT ENTIRELY.
JASPER, I NEED YOU, PLEASE.
COULD YOU GET THESE AND MONTY HOME?
I PROMISED I'D CHAPERON THE YOUTH DROP-IN OVER AT THE HALL.
THERE YOU GO.
BUNDLE...
NO, ACTUALLY, GIVE ME THAT ONE BUNDLE.
ALL RIGHT.
SORRY. THIS IS A BUNDLE OF MONTY'S OLD BABY CLOTHES.
HERE, THERE WE GO.
I REALLY CAN'T DECIDE WHETHER TO KEEP THEM OR NOT.
1, UH, I SHOULD PROBABLY JUST PUT THEM IN THE MISSION'S BOX.
THEY'RE STILL PERFECTLY GOOD.
IT CERTAINLY DOESN'T SEEM AS THOUGH WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
ANY MORE NEED OF BOOTIES AND BONNETS.
NO, UH...IT'S HIGHLY UNLIKELY
THAT M-M-MONTY WOULD BE WEARING THEM ANY LONGER.
THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT.
[ CLANKING ]
NEVER MIND.
UM...HERE.
WAS THERE ANYTHING IN THE MAIL?
MAIL?
UH, POST?
OH, I, I'VE GOT TO GET GOING.
BYE, SWEETHEART.
THE, THE, THE...
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA THERE.
DONNY LESTER, HOLD MY HORSE, WILL YOU?
MISS KING!
MISS KING?
OH, ADA.
I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET MY NIECE, HANNAH.
MOVED ALL THE WAY FROM MONCTON TO BE MY MOTHER'S HELPER.
HANNAH, MISS KING'S THE TEACHER AT AVONLEA SCHOOL.
SO, HANNAH, IS IT?
WELL, YOU'LL BE AT MY SCHOOLHOUSE COME FALL, WILL YOU?
SUPPOSE I MUST.
AND ISN'T THAT A SMART NEW OUTFIT?
I SEE YOU TOO HAVE SUCCUMBED TO THE LATEST STYLE.
WHAT?
OLIVIA!
I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET MY NIECE.
HANNAH, THIS IS MRS. DALE.
HOW DO YOU DO?
YOU HAVE TO WONDER WHAT A BODY DOES AROUND HERE.
I MEAN, DON'T GET ME WRONG, BUT NEXT TO MONCTON...
OOH, NEVER FEAR, ONCE WE GET YOU JOINED UP WITH THE PRESBYTERIAN
YOUTH, YOU'LL FIND FRIENDS ENOUGH TO FILL YOUR TIME.
OH, I DON'T USUALLY HAVE NO TROUBLE MAKING FRIENDS, DEAR.
ANY, AHEM, YOU DON'T USUALLY HAVE ANY TROUBLE.
YES, DEAR, THAT'S WHAT I SAID.
HANNAH, WHY DON'T YOU COME AND MEET MY NIECE, CECILY.
WELL, I DO HOPE THIS YOUTH GROUP HAS A FELLOW OR TWO.
MARK MY WORDS, ADA HUBBELL,
YOU'LL HAVE YOUR HANDS FULL WITH THAT ONE.
LET'S GET THE YOUTH INSIDE AND GET THE PING PONG STARTED.
YES, MRS. LYNDE.
A CHAPERON NOW.
NO LONGER PART OF THE YOUTH GROUP.
HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE A RIGHT OLD LADY?
VERY FUNNY.
NOW, I WANT THESE BOYS HOME BY 4:30.
AYE-AYE, MISS KING.
OH, AND MISS KING, WOULD YOU POSSIBLY BE UP
FOR A CALLER AFTER SUPPER TONIGHT?
WELL, THAT DEPENDS ON THE CALLER.
OH, FOR PITY'S SAKE,
COME FOR SUPPER.
COME ON, LADS.
ALL ABOARD FOR THE AVONLEA EXPRESS.
YOU ON THERE, BOY?
OK, LET'S GO.
WHOA-WHOA!
OH, SET POINT!
AND THE WINNERS ARE: FELIX KING AND IZZY PETTIBONE.
FELIX KING, STOP THAT.
OH, COME NOW, EVERYONE, THIS WAY.
THIS WAY FOR REFRESHMENTS, LEMONADE AND TARTS AND CAKES.
COME ON.
HANNAH, WHY DON'T YOU COME
AND GET A DRINK?
THERE'S PLENTY OF GOOD THINGS
TO EAT, TOO.
GIRLS, WHY DON'T YOU GO OVER AND MAKE SURE
THAT HANNAH FEELS WELCOME.
CARE FOR SOME LEMONADE?
THIS YOUTH GROUP'S AN AWFUL KIDDY AFFAIR.
NOTHING NEAR MONCTON.
WE HAD DANCES AND PICNICS AND THAT.
AVONLEA HAS PICNICS.
THERE'S A BIG ONE ON JULY THE FIRST.
FOR DOMINION DAY.
OH?
YEAH, THERE'LL BE ATHLETICS,
GAMES AND SPORTS AND SO ON.
AND THERE'S GOOD FIREWORKS.
MONCTON HAD THE MOST TERRIFIC FIREWORKS LAST YEAR.
MIND, I HAD A SWELL VIEW OF THEM.
LYING IN THE BOW OF A CANOE, FLOATING ON THE WATER.
A CANOE?
CANOEING'S ALL THE THING IN MONCTON.
THERE COULD BE POSSIBLY BE CANOEING AT THE PICNIC.
CANOEING AT THE PICNIC? WHAT FUN!
AND I RECEIVED SOME WONDERFUL CANOES IN AT THE STORE
THAT I'D BE HAPPY TO LOAN.
OH, AND NOW, FELIX, I DO BELIEVE WE HAVE AN OLD CANOE
LYING AROUND THE BARN SOMEWHERE.
WHAT'S ALL THIS?
OH, WELL, THE PRESBYTERIAN YOUTH GROUP WOULD LIKE
CANOEING AT THE JULY FIRST PICNIC, SO...
OH, ABSOLUTELY NOT.
GODLESS CANOEING ON DOMINION DAY?
PUT THAT RIGHT OUT OF YOUR MIND.
OH, PLEASE, IF--
AH, AH, YOU HEARD MRS. LYNDE.
IF YOU ASK ME, IT'S JUST A FLIMSY EXCUSE
FOR A BOY AND A GIRL TO GET ALONE
TOGETHER IN A CONFINED SPACE.
OH, HETTY, CANOEING CAN BE FUN.
IT'S HEALTHY OUTDOOR EXERCISE.
AND WITH ADEQUATE SUPERVISION,
WHAT COULD POSSIBLY HAPPEN?
ALL RIGHT, OH, HOLD ON NOW.
LET'S HAVE A VOTE, CHAPERONS.
THOSE OPPOSED?
AND THOSE IN FAVOUR?
THE CANOES HAVE CARRIED IT, YES.
HEADING FOR A SODA, 1Z?
IZZY, YOU HAVE TO COME WITH ME FOR A BIKE RIDE.
MOTHER'S MADE IT MY JOB TO ENTERTAIN HANNAH.
SORRY, FELIX, I HAVE TO GO.
CANOEING, EH?
I WOULDN'T MIND A PADDLE WITH HI-YA BABY HUBBELL.
I THINK SHE'S STUCK UP, BUT MAYBE SHE'S JUST SHY.
SHY, MY AUNTIE.
YOU TWO KNOW TOOT ABOUT WOMEN.
AND YOU'RE SUCH A LADY SLAYER?
I'M DOING A SIGHT BETTER THAN EITHER OF YOU.
YEAH, RIGHT.
ESPECIALLY YOU, WERTS.
HEY, I DO FINE WITH THE GIRLS.
RIGHT, WONDER LIPS.
LET'S HEAR IT. YOUR LATEST CONQUEST.
DETAILS.
WELL, SHE WAS THIS GIRL, EH?
A GUEST AT THE WHITE SANDS.
SHE MADE THE GOO-GOOS LIKE THERE WAS NO TOMORROW.
AND WOOEY, WHAT A KISSER.
YEAH, AND THEN YOU WOKE UP.
YOU TWO WOULDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH A GIRL
IF YOU COULD GET ONE IN A CANOE.
POOR MISS HUBBELL, SHE WON'T STAND A CHANCE
WHEN SHE'S LIP TO LIP WITH THE CANOEING CASANOVA.
SURE.
BESIDES, IT'S NOT RIGHT TO TRIFLE WITH A GIRL
IF YOU'VE GOT NO PROPER INTEREST.
KING, YOU GOT A WHOLE LOT TO LEARN ABOUT THE WORLD,
ESPECIALLY WOMEN.
THERE ARE SO MANY MEMORIES ATTACHED TO BABY CLOTHES.
SOMETIMES IT'S HARD TO PART WITH THEM.
OH, IT'S NOT THAT.
JASPER AND I ALWAYS SAID
WE'D HAVE A HOUSE FULL OF CHILDREN.
BUT IT DOESN'T SEEM AS THOUGH
PROVIDENCE HAS THAT IN STORE FOR US.
I CAN'T HELP BUT FEEL THAT I'M SOMEWHAT OF A DISAPPOINTMENT,
PARTICULARLY TO JASPER.
JASPER WOULD NEVER SAY THAT.
OH, I KNOW.
BUT I FEEL IT NONETHELESS.
I FEEL SOMEHOW...AS THOUGH HE'S...DISCONTENTED.
AND EVEN THOUGH HE KEEPS IT BOTTLED UP INSIDE,
I'M AFRAID, SECRETLY, HE BLAMES ME.
CAN WE HELP YOU WITH SOMETHING, EULALIE?
OH, OH, UH, UH, I JUST WANTED TO TELL FELICITY
THAT I'VE GOT SOME OLD READERS
THAT LITTLE VELMA'S GROWN OUT OF.
I THOUGHT THE ORPHANS MIGHT LIKE THEM.
WHY DON'T YOU JUST DROP THEM OFF AT THE FOUNDLING HOME?
OLIVIA,
THERE IS NO REASON IN THE WORLD FOR YOU TO THINK THAT JASPER
IS DISCONTENTED EITHER WITH YOU
OR WITH LIFE HERE.
NOW, YOU KNOW WHAT?
WHAT?
I WANT YOU TO TAKE THIS BAG OF BABY CLOTHES
AND CHUCK IT IN THAT BOX.
BECAUSE IF NOTHING ELSE, YOU KNOW WHAT THE OLD WIVES SAY,
"AS SOON AS YOU THROW SOMETHING OUT, YOU NEED IT.”
THERE.
OH, JASPER, I PROMISED
WE'D CHAPERON THE CANOEING CLUB.
I HOPE THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
THE C-C-C-CANOE CLUB?
MY PADDLE WORK'S A LITTLE RUSTY.
WE'LL HAVE TO PRACTISE.
OLIVIA, A MOST EXTRAORDINARY THING IS HAPPENING TO ME.
UH, MY FRIEND, DR. IAN DALY, IS TAKING A YEAR'S SABBATICAL
FROM CAMBRIDGE, AND HE WROTE ME
AND, WELL, UM, HE HOPES THAT I MIGHT CONSIDER ASSUMING
HIS POST AND HEADING THE LAB.
ME, IN THE MOST UP-TO-DATE
SCIENTIFIC ESTABLISHMENT IN THE EMPIRE.
TREADING HALLS TROD BY SIR ISAAC NEWTON.
NOW...I, I KNOW IT'S ALMOST BEYOND IMAGINING
YOUR LEAVING AVONLEA.
SO, I WONDER IF, UM, WOULD YOU, COULD YOU, WOULD YOU...
C-C-C-C-COULD YOU CONSIDER COMING WITH ME TO ENGLAND?
HERE WE GO. NOW, YOU SEE?
AH, I KNEW WE STILL HAD THIS OLD CANOE.
YES, AND IT'S A GOOD ONE, TOO.
NOT MANY LEAKS, IF MEMORY SERVES.
YEAH.
WELL, I BETTER FINISH MILKING
OR I'll BE LATE FOR THE SERVICE.
I LAID YOUR CLOTHES OUT FOR YOU.
BREAKFAST'S READY TO GO ON THE TABLE.
MOTHER...
YES, DEAR?
CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION?
IT'S ABOUT SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN BOTHERING ME.
OF COURSE YOU CAN.
IT'S A QUESTION ABOUT LIFE.
WELL, I'll TRY TO ANSWER AS BEST I CAN.
W-WELL, I'VE BEEN WONDERING, UH, FROM A WOMAN'S POINT OF VIEW,
IF YOU CAN TELL ME WHAT A GIRL EXPECTS FROM, FROM A GENTLEMAN.
OH...OH, OH, WELL, GIRLS ARE, ARE REALLY NOT THAT DIFFERENT
FROM BOYS, YOU KNOW, IN MANY RESPECTS.
UH, WELL, THEY EXPECT DECENCY,
HONESTY AND RESPECT FOR WHO THEY ARE.
AND ALSO, OF COURSE,
THEY HOPE FOR SOME GENTLEMANLY CONSIDERATION
AND AFFECTION...AND, WELL, GIRLS ARE UNSURE TOO.
THEY WANT TO BE SURE THAT A BOY'S INTENTIONS ARE CLEAR.
THAT'S MORE OR LESS WHAT I THOUGHT.
YEAH.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANTED TO KNOW?
NO, THANK YOU.
HOW DID I DO?
WELL, NOT BADLY, ALTHOUGH I GUESS I SHOULD REMIND YOU
THAT WHILE GIRLS MAY NEED ALL THOSE THINGS,
BOYS ONLY NEED ONE -- OPPORTUNITY.
OH.
I THOUGHT WE'D TEST IT OUT BEFORE NEXT WEEK.
WE'LL TAKE IT OFF TO THE LEFT.
READY? ONE, TWO, THREE.
UGH.
BE SURE TO KEEP YOUR WEIGHT CENTRED BENEATH YOU
WHEN YOU SIT ON THE BOW.
THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME I'VE BEEN IN A CANOE, FELIX.
IF YOU WANT TO SIT IN THE FRONT, I'll GLADLY STEER.
NO, I'll STEER.
[ WHISTLING ]
WHAT'S THAT ALL ABOUT?
NOTHING. LET'S JUST PADDLE.
HEY, FELIX.
GREAT DAY FOR A CANOE TRIP.
[ LAUGHING ]
FELIX, PUT YOUR BACK INTO IT.
IS THAT A LETTER YOU'VE BEEN CARRYING AROUND, JASPER?
M-M-M-MAKE SURE THE FLOTATION VEST IS SECURELY STRAPPED.
THE LAKE ISN'T VERY DEEP HERE.
WELL, I'M GOING TO TEACH WATER SAFETY AT NEXT WEEK'S PICNIC.
BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY.
PADDLE, PUSH OFF.
PUSH OFF.
PUSHING OFF.
DO YOU HAVE THE, THE TEA?
CAN WE SLACKEN THE PACE?
WE'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE PARTICULAR.
LET'S GO ON AS FAR AS PINE BEND.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
WELL, YOU DON'T WANT
TO CATCH A CHILL.
WELL, ACTUALLY, I WAS KIND OF WARM FROM ALL THAT PADDLING.
THAT'S WHEN CHILLS CAN HAPPEN.
I'M ALL RIGHT.
THANKS ANYWAY.
IZZY?
WE'VE BEEN FRIENDS FOR A WHILE,
AND I REALLY LIKE BEING AROUND YOU.
I LIKE BEING AROUND YOU, TOO.
WELL, THAT'S GOOD,
BECAUSE THEN WHAT I WAS HOPING, I WAS THINKING
THAT WHAT WE MIGHT DO REALLY ONLY MAKES SENSE.
WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?
I WAS THINKING IT'S TIME WE MOVED ON
TO THE NEXT LOGICAL STEP...KISSING.
I ALWAYS ENVIED FELICITY AND GUS.
THEY WERE FRIENDS AND THEN IT BECAME SOMETHING SPECIAL,
SOMETHING VERY, VERY SPECIAL.
DON'T YOU SUPPOSE IT WOULD BE NICE
IF THAT HAPPENED TO OUR FRIENDSHIP, TOO?
I SUPPOSE.
I MEAN, I FEEL WE OWE IT TO OURSELVES
TO TRY AT LEAST AS, AS AN EXPERIMENT, SORT OF.
I MEAN, IF WE THINK OF IT AS AN EXPERIMENT.
FELIX, WAIT, I CAN'T.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT?
IT FEELS LIKE WE'RE IN SOME SCIENCE LABORATORY OR SOMETHING.
OH, IZ.
IT JUST DOESN'T FEEL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S NOT THINK OF IT AS AN EXPERIMENT,
LET'S THINK OF IT AS A--
FELIX, PLEASE.
I CAN'T.
YOU ARE SURE ABOUT US, AREN'T YOU?
I GUESS.
I JUST DON'T WANT IT
TO HAPPEN LIKE THIS, PLEASE.
YOU'VE MADE ME MORE HAPPY THAN I THOUGHT WAS POSSIBLE.
STUART, CAREFUL, CAREFUL.
IT'S STILL TOO SOON?
STUART, I'M VERY, VERY FOND OF YOU.
BUT IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME
FOR ME TO LOVE YOU THE WAY THAT YOU WANT ME TO.
THE WAY THAT YOU DESERVE.
BUT GIVEN TIME?
THEN CONSIDER THIS A STANDING OFFER TO MARRY YOU.
AND WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT, YOU LET ME KNOW,
AND I'll PUT THIS ON YOUR HAND.
I SHOULD BE GETTING HOME.
SURE.
DO YOU WANT TO WALK WITH ME?
I FEEL I NEED
TO THINK ABOUT SOME THINGS.
UH, MAYBE I NEED TO BE ALONE.
YOU AREN'T MAD AT ME, ARE YOU?
UH, NO.
FELIX, YOU'RE MY BEST FRIEND.
MAYBE I'M JUST NOT SURE THAT WE SHOULD TAMPER WITH THAT...YET.
SEE YOU LATER?
YEAH.
SEE YOU.
HEY, FELIX.
HELLO.
SO, YOU OLD FOX.
HOW FAR DID YOU GET WITH MISS PETTIBONE?
OUT TO PINE BEND AND BACK.
OH, GROW UP, BOTH OF YOU.
DETAILS, MR. KING, DETAILS.
I WON'T TELL YOU ANYTHING.
DON'T BE A SPOIL SPORT.
TELL US ABOUT THE LIP WRESTLING.
SURE.
HAVE YOU EVER HEARD DISCRETION IS THE BETTER PART OF VALOUR?
THAT ONLY COUNTS IF YOU HAVE A REASON TO BE DISCREET.
SO, DO YOU HAVE A REASON?
THAT, BOYS, IS THE KIND OF QUESTION
A GENTLEMAN DOES NOT ANSWER.
OH, JASPER, COULD THERE POSSIBLY BE A LOVELIER SPOT ON EARTH?
JASPER, ARE YOU HAPPY?
HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY HOW?
WELL, WITH LIFE.
DO YOU THINK WE HAVE A GOOD LIFE?
ARE YOU CONTENTED?
OH, C-C-C-C-C-CONTENTED, UM...
YES, ARE YOU CONTENTED WITH OUR LIFE?
WELL, UH, YOU SEE...
IT IS FUNNY THAT YOU SHOULD SAY THAT.
UM, YOU KNOW, HOW I'VE OFTEN SAID THAT I, I, I, I,
I'D LIKE MORE TIME TO DEVOTE TO SCIENCE?
YES.
WELL, A MOST FASCINATING P-P-P-P--
YOU AREN'T CONTENTED!
AND YOU'RE STAMMERING.
I'M NOT?
ONLY A S-S-SLIGHT STAMMER.
WELL, YOU ONLY DO THAT WHEN YOU'RE NERVOUS OR UPSET.
UNLESS YOU'RE UPSET WITH ME.
DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING
TO TELL ME?
UM...INDEED I, UH...
I D-D-DO HAVE SOMETHING TO--
OH, JUST SPIT IT OUT, THEN.
I WANT TO GO TO ENGLAND.
ENGLAND?
I-I'VE HAD AN OFF-OFF-OFFER TO GO THERE AND TEACH.
WELL, NO, ACTUALLY, DO MORE THAN TEACH.
WAIT, WAIT, WAIT. NO.
JASPER--
OLIVIA, I HAVE DECIDED.
I DON'T EXPECT YOU TO GO.
SEE, I'VE BEEN THINKING.
YOU DON'T?
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN THINKING?
UH, WELL, QUITE A WHILE.
YOU'RE UPSET.
PUT THIS CANOE TO SHORE.
PUT THIS CANOE TO SHORE OR I'll DO IT MYSELF.
YOU'RE UPSET, PLEASE.
GIVE ME THAT PADDLE. GIVE ME THE PADDLE THIS MINUTE.
THIS MINUTE. GIVE IT TO ME.
GIVE ME THAT PADDLE.
GIVE ME THE PADDLE, JASPER.
GIVE IT TO ME THIS MINUTE.
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND. THE CUP, THE CUP, THE CUP.
AHHH!!
JASPER!!
WELL, OL-OLIVIA, IF YOU WOULD ONLY LISTEN.
THIS IS THE MOST REMARKABLE OPPORTUNITY.
YES, I'M SURE IT IS, JASPER.
FOR PITY SAKES, IT'S C-C-CAMBRIDGE.
IT'S THE FOREMOST CENTRE
OF SCIENTIFIC LEARNING IN THE EMPIRE.
DR. IAN DALY -- HE HAS ASKED, HE'S GOING ON SABBATICAL,
AND HE'S ASKED ME TO RUN THE LABORATORY.
WELL, THEN, WHY DON'T YOU WANT ME TO GO?
WELL, WOULD YOU WANT TO?
WELL...
IT'S ONLY THAT, I-I-I'M NOT SURE
THAT IT WOULD WORK.
AND TO UPROOT YOU AND MONTY.
I MIGHT ONLY LAST ONE TERM.
I THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD BE BETTER FOR YOU TO STAY BEHIND.
I MEAN, WHO IS GOING TO RUN THE CANNERY?
THE CANNERY?
YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT THE CANNERY?
YOU COULD HIRE SOMEONE TO RUN THE CANNERY.
YES, I'M SORRY, OF COURSE,
WE-WE WILL FIND SOMEONE TO-TO RUN THE CANNERY.
SO, DO YOU WANT TO GO?
I DIDN'T SAY THAT.
WELL, DO YOU OR DON'T YOU?
NO, I DON'T WANT TO GO!
AND I DON'T WANT YOU TO WANT TO GO EITHER!
I SEE.
JASPER--
NO, NO, OLIVIA, I-I UNDERSTAND.
I WILL CALL DR. DALY AND TELL HIM TO FIND SOMEBODY ELSE.
YOU JUST DIDN'T...
MAY I SEE THAT KEROSENE LAMP, PLEASE?
[ GIGGLING ]
DON'T YOU BE A CARRY-ON IN FRONT OF MY AUNT.
I WON'T TAKE IT, THANKS.
AND I DON'T APPRECIATE GETTING THE WALLEYE
FROM THAT WET BLANKET IZZY PETTIBONE, EITHER.
SHE SHOULD WATCH WHO SHE'S GIVING
THE EYE AFTER THE WAY SHE'S
BEEN MAKING TIME WITH FELIX KING.
WHAT'S THIS?
[ LAUGHING ]
I KNOW NEW BRUNSWICK GIRLS LIKE
TO SLOUCH AROUND AND MAKE GOO-GOO EYES,
BUT HERE IN AVONLEA YOUNG LADIES BEHAVE DIFFERENTLY.
I WAS DOING NOTHING LIKE IT, AND EVEN IF I WAS,
THE GIRLS OF AVONLEA IS NO PRIZES.
DON'T YOU KNOW ALL ABOUT IZZY PETTIBONE?
WHAT ABOUT IZZY?
HAVING A SNUGGLE MARATHON WITH FELIX KING.
THAT GIRL WOULD CANOODLE ANYTHING IN PANTS.
WHAT'S THIS?
HANNAH SAYS THAT IZZY PETTIBONE AND FELIX...
WELL, "YOU KNOW WHO" NEVER HAD
A PROPER MOTHER FOR HER GROWING UP.
I BLAME FELIX KING.
AND FELICITY, THROWING HERSELF AT
THE FIRST MAN WHO COMES AROUND.
I TELL YOU, THE KING CLAN IS GOING DOWN THE DRAIN.
OH, I'M SO PLEASED.
I HONESTLY LIKE STUART McRAE.
HE'S ESTABLISHED, AND A FINE MAN.
AND I'VE ALWAYS THOUGHT HE'S RATHER HANDSOME, TOO.
OH, AUNT OLIVIA, YOUR OPINION
MEANS SO MUCH TO ME.
WHY MINE ESPECIALLY?
WELL, YOU MUST KNOW THAT I LOOK UP TO YOU.
YOU'RE A MODEL TO ME OF WHAT IS POSSIBLE.
A CAREER, HOME, THE MOST PERFECT MARRIAGE.
WELL.. MARRIAGES AREN'T ALWAYS
WHAT THEY SEEM FROM THE OUTSIDE, FELICITY.
MISMATCHES, AND YET THE FOLKS
IN THEM ARE COMPLETELY HAPPY WITH EACH OTHER, AND CONTENT.
AND OTHERS
LOOK PERFECT FROM THE OUTSIDE BUT...
BUT ACTUALLY, THEY'RE NOT.
THEY'RE NOT REALLY...
THEY'RE NOT REALLY CONTENTED WITH EACH OTHER
AT ALL!
[ SOBBING ]
AUNT OLIVIA, GOOD HEAVENS.
IT'S OBVIOUS JASPER WANTS TO GO,
BUT HOW CAN HE EVEN
THINK OF LEAVING US?
AL ABOUT? I
DIDN'T YOU HEAR WITH JOVE'S OWN EARS?
OLIVIA AND JASPER DALE ARE GETTING A DIVORCE.
OHH...
YOU CAN GO TO GRASS AND EAT CLOVER.
FELIX WOULD HAVE NEVER SAID SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
WELL, IT'S NOTHING I MADE UP.
EVERYBODY IN TOWN IS WISE TO THE COOCH YOU TWO HAVE BEEN PLAYING.
FROM WHAT FELIX SAYS, YOU ARE
THE SNUGGLE-UP QUEEN OF AVONLEA.
HE SAID THAT?
IZZY, WAIT.
WELL, THAT WAS GOOD AND NEIGHBOURLY OF
YOU TO HELP US GET THE HAY IN, ELBERT.
GOT TO MAKE HAY WHILE THE SUN SHINES.
ISN'T THAT THE TRUTH?
OH, WHAT HAVE WE HERE?
HI, IZZY.
WHAT DID YOU SAY TO DONNY LESTER?
ABOUT WHAT?
ABOUT PINE BEND.
HE'S SPREADING IT AROUND TOWN THAT YOU AND I...
THAT YOU AND ME WERE...
WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT HE'S SAYING.
AND EVERYBODY ELSE IS SAYING IT TOO.
WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
HOW COULD YOU MAKE A SUGGESTION LIKE THAT?
I NEVER SAID A THING LIKE THAT.
ELBERT, BACK ME UP.
UM WELL, WHAT HE SAID WAS, UN...
ELBERT, TELL HER WHAT I SAID.
NO, ELBERT.
HE CAN'T MAKE YOU TELL HIS LIES FOR HIM.
IZZY, COME ON.
I HOPE YOU'RE ASHAMED.
CECILY?
JASPER?
OH, OLIVIA, MY-MY LETTER TO DR. DALY--
I-I KNOW I SAID I'D WIRE HIM,
BUT A CABLE SEEMED TOO TERSE FOR THE OCCASION.
I FEEL I OWE HIM AN EXPLANATION.
AFTER ALL, HE SHOWED SOME FAITH IN ME.
WELL, JASPER, I HOPE YOU KNOW THAT I HAVE FAITH IN YOU TOO.
OH, WHY SHOULD YOU? WHY SHOULD ANYONE?
IN THE EYES OF THE SCIENTIFIC WORLD I AM A DABBLER,
A DILETTANTE, A DESIGNER OF CANNERIES.
OH, NO, IF THAT WERE TRUE,
DR. DALY WOULD NEVER
HAVE EXTENDED HIS OFFER,
HIS EXTRAORDINARY OFFER,
SO RICHLY DESERVED.
I'M SURE THERE ARE MANY OTHER FINE CANDIDATES FOR THE JOB.
JASPER?
DO YOU FEEL THAT I HOLD YOU BACK?
HOLD ME B-B-BACK?
OLLIE...HOW CAN YOU S-S-S...
I LOVE YOU MOST D-D-D...
I'll POST THIS.
NO, JASPER, WE'LL GO.
NO--
WE'LL MOVE TO ENGLAND.
WHY ARE BOYS SUCH CRUMBS?
WELL...
AT SOME POINT, WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES
AND SAY THINGS THAT WE SHOULDN'T.
THE NEED TO PUFF ONESELF UP HAS MADE A FOOL OF MANY A MAN.
IT'S PARTICULARLY CRUEL TO BOYS OF A CERTAIN AGE.
CRUEL TO BOYS?
WHAT ABOUT ME?
OH, I AM SORRY.
OF COURSE IT WASN'T FAIR TO YOU.
OR KIND.
BUT PEOPLE WILL DO AND SAY THINGS
WITHOUT STOPPING TO THIN IT MIGHT AFFECT SOMEONE ELSE.
I'M CERTAIN THAT FELIX NEVER MEANT TO HURT YOU.
WELL, I HOPE NEVER TO SEE HIM AGAIN.
NOT EASILY ACCOMPLISHED IN A TOWN THE SIZE OF AVONLEA.
OH, THE PAIN OF BEING YOUNG AND IN LOVE.
I DIDN'T SAY THAT I KISSED HER.
NO, BUT YOU DIDN'T DENY IT EITHER.
AND YOU KNEW WHO WOULD JUMP TO WHAT CONCLUSION.
RESPECTING A GIRL'S HONOUR, FELIX, IS, UH...
MORE THAN A HOLLOW CLICHE.
IZZY DESERVES HER PRIVACY, HER DIGNITY,
AND IF YOU CAN'T RESPECT THAT,
MAYBE YOU'RE NOT READY FOR HER TRUST.
HOW DO YOU SAY YOU'RE SORRY
SO A GIRL KNOWS YOU MEAN IT?
WELL, FIRST, IT'S GOT TO BE THE TRUTH.
YOU GOT TO BE SORRY FOR WHAT YOU DID,
NOT JUST "CAUSE YOU GOT CAUGHT.
I REALLY CARE ABOUT IZZY.
IT WAS PRIDE THAT GOT YOU INTO THIS CORNER
AND YOU MAYBE, HUH, GOTTA LOSE SOME PRIDE TO GET OUT.
EGG AND SPOON RACE. READY!
STEADY!
[ CHEERING AND APPLAUDING ]
IZZY!
HEAVE!!
LAST TIME I'll BE DOING THAT FOR A WHILE.
READY! STEADY!
[ BLOWING WHISTLE ]
WHAT FELICITY KING IS DOING TO GUS PIKE'S MEMORY IS A SCANDAL.
PHOEBE MacDOUGALL, YOU NEVER HAD A GOOD WORD
TO SAY ABOUT GUS IN LIFE.
I HAVE RESPECT FOR THE DEAD.
IT ALL SEEMS TO GO ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, DON'T IT?
EITHER A GIRL GETS OVER A THING LIKE THAT
AND GETS ON WITH LIVING, OR SHE WALLOWS IN MISERY
AND GOES A SPINSTER TO HER GRAVE.
PERSONALLY, I'M GLAD FELICITY IS OF THE FORMER MIND.
WELL, YOU HAVE TO WONDER IF IT ALL COMES TO NAUGHT ANYWAY,
GIVEN THE SUCCESS OF THE KING MARRIAGES.
WHAT'S THIS?
WELL, HAVE YOU NOT HEARD?
JASPER AND OLIVIA DALE ARE GETTING A DIVORCE.
OH, HO...PIFFLE.
EULALIE, YOU'RE WAY BEHIND THE TIMES.
THEY'RE NOT GETTING A DIVORCE, THEY'RE GOING TO ENGLAND.
OH...WELL, FRANKLY,
I DON'T KNOW WHICH ONE IS WORSE.
WELL, LADIES, IF EVERYTHING'S UNDER CONTROL HERE,
I'D BETTER GET BACK TO THE LAKE
AND MAKE SURE THEY SAVE ME A CANOE.
WE'RE TRUSTING YOU, RACHEL,
TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE.
BY HOLY PROVIDENCE, IF ANY BOY GETS WITHIN 2 FEET OF A GIRL...
HA, HA, HA, ATTAGIRL, RACHEL.
AHH...
CONGRATULATIONS.
HERE. YOU TAKE OVER.
THAT WAS LUCK.
STUART AND FATHER GET ALONG WELL.
THEY DO, THEY DO.
STUART'S A GOOD MAN.
I SUPPOSE HALF OF AVONLEA IS TALKING ABOUT US BY NOW.
OH, WELL,
NEIGHBOURS TALK, DEAR, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT NEIGHBOURS DO BEST.
THAT SHOULDN'T BE ENOUGH TO STOP SOMEONE
FROM DOING WHAT THEY REALLY WANT TO DO
UNLESS... THERE'S MORE TO THIS--
MOTHER...
I STILL CARRY GUS IN MY HEART.
I KNOW...I KNOW.
WE ALL LOVED GUS, AND WE
NONE OF US WANT TO ENTIRELY LET HIM GO,
BUT, OH, MY DEAR, IT BREAKS MY HEART TO SEE YOU ALONE.
YOU SEE, FELICITY, I BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE
ARE MEANT TO GO THROUGH LIFE TWO BY TWO.
WITH YOUR FATHER, MY SORROWS HAVE BEEN EASIER
MY JOYS ALL THE SWEETER.
I KNOW YOU COULD GET BY ALONE IF YOU HAD TO,
BUT PROVIDENCE HAS GIVEN YOU A SECOND CHANCE.
YOU'VE A BIG HEART, GIRL.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS DECIDE
IF THERE'S ROOM ENOUGH IN THERE FOR STUART, TOO.
OH!
ALEC KING!
WHERE'S MY CANOE AND PADDLE?
AHH, WELL NOW, RACHEL,
YOU ARE PERFECTLY WELCOME TO YOUR OWN BRAND OF CHAPERONING,
BUT I'M AFRAID CANOES ARE LIMITED HERE AND YOU'RE
JUST GOING TO HAVE TO SHARE ONE JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE.
THAT'S FINE.
JUST POINT ME
IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
BONJOUR, MA CHERIE.
IZZY, WILL YOU JUST TALK TO ME?
I DON'T THINK I CARE FOR THIS PART OF THE LAKE, CECILY.
WE-WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT G-GOING TO ENGLAND.
OH, JASPER, IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT
STEP FOR YOU, YOU MUST TAKE IT.
BUT MUST YOU?
NOW, NOW, LISTEN TO ME, OLIVIA.
YOU-YOU'RE AS TRUE AN ISLANDER AS EVER I'VE MET.
YOU ARE AS MUCH OF THIS PLACE AS IF YOU WERE--
IF YOU'D GROWN OUT OF THE BRICK RED SOIL.
I CAN'T TEAR YOU UP BY THE ROOTS
AND ASK YOU TO TAKE TO SOME OTHER PLACE.
I KNOW YOU...
AND, WELL, YOUR FAMILY...AND AVONLEA.
WHAT IF I WENT ALONE?
JUST FOR A T-T-TERM, TO SEE HOW, YOU KNOW, I FIT IN...
JUST SAY IT, JASPER.
YOU'RE NOT HAPPY
AND IT'S ALL MY FAULT.
WHAT ARE YOU ON ABOUT? I...
I'M A BIG DISAPPOINTMENT
'CAUSE YOU WANTED A BIG FAMILY.
OLLIE, OLLIE, DEAR HEART, WE'RE IN THIS TOGETHER.
W-WE BOTH PLAY THE C THAT PROVIDENCE DEALS
AND BIG OR SMALL, DEAR HEART, WE'RE A FAMILY.
WHETHER...WHETHER WE HAVE 20 CHILDREN, OR DEAR MONTY ALONE.
YOU'RE NOT UNHAPPY WITH ME?
UNHAPPY?
OLIVIA DALE,
LIFE WITH YOU IS HAPPINESS DEFINED.
OH, JASPER.
OH, MY KNEE, MY KNEE.
IZZY, WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO TO MAKE IT UP TO YOU?
...JE NE T'OUBLI--
FELIX, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
AHH! FELIX.
ATTENTION, ALL OF AVONLEA!
I, FELIX KING, NEVER -- I REPEAT --
NEVER KISSED IZZY PETTIBONE.
[ LAUGHING ]
IZZY?
CAN I TALK TO YOU ALONE?
NO. STAY, YOU TWO.
IF THAT'S THE WAY YOU WANT IT,
I'll SAY WHAT NEEDS TO BE SAID IN FRONT OF THEM.
IZZY, I'M SORRY.
I AM A LOUT AND A FOOL
AND I LET STUPID PRIDE LEAD ME BY THE NOSE.
I CAUSED YOU PAIN WHERE IN NO WAY YOU DESERVED IT.
YOU ARE THE KINDEST,
MOST GENEROUS, MOST DECENT GIRL I COULD
EVER WANT TO KNOW, AND I ONLY HOPE THAT ONE DAY
I CAN EARN BACK YOUR FAITH AND YOUR TRUST IN ME.
I HAVE TO GO HOME.
OH, 12Z, FOR PETE'S SAKE,
I EMBARRASSED MYSELF IN FRONT OF HALF OF AVONLEA.
DOESN'T THAT SAY ANYTHING TO YOU?
IT SAYS TO ME THAT YOU KNOW A LITTLE
OF WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO BE HUMILIATED, TOO.
BUT THAT'S ALL.
YOU STILL HAVEN'T PROVED THAT YOU'RE A GENTLEMAN.
IT TAKES DEEDS, FELIX, NOT JUST WORDS.
ELBERT, WOULD YOU BE GOOD ENOUGH TO WALK ME HOME?
IZZY...
I'M GOING TO MISS YOU SO MUCH.
YOU'LL NOT BE HALF SO LONELY...
AS I WILL.
WELL, LET'S JUST KEEP REMINDING
OURSELVES IT'S ONLY FOR A FEW MONTHS.
AFTER A TERM, I'll-I'll KNOW BETTER WHAT I'M UP AGAINST.
OH, I KNOW YOU'LL DO WELL, JASPER.
I JUST HOPE YOU DON'T FIND
YOUR NEW LIFE TOO EXCITING.
OLIVIA...YOU ARE THE ONLY WOMAN WITH WHOM I COULD EVER BE HAPPY.
AND WITH EVERY PASSING YEAR, I REALIZE THAT MORE AND MORE.
I LOVE YOU, MR. DALE.
I LOVE YOU, MRS. DALE.
[ FIREWORKS EXPLODING ]
HAPPY DOMINION DAY.
STUART?
YES.
WHAT IS IT?
HAVE YOU STILL GOT THAT RING CASE?
FELICITY KING...
WILL YOU MARRY ME?