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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.