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Yesterday Gilbert's announcement about the dance practice went easier than Anne's. When he was walking home, for the whole time he was thinking, if he had done anything stupid, or not so smart, that would make her mad at him.

He was casting himself up about the fact that he looked away when she finally looked at him. It seemed pretty absurd but he knew Anne can unintentionally make a big deal of almost anything. But still, there were more of the good moments.

Perhaps their freckles-adoring. When he remembered that, a huge smile appeared on his face. It was so magical. 

I mean, who does this? I could only do it with her...He was certain, Anne felt it too.

He opened the door and automatically directed to his father's room after he took off his coat.

,,How did it go?" John immediately asked and took the mug of tea, he had beside him. He slept most of the time, so he didn't drink the whole mug.

,,I don't really know..." Gilbert said and scratched the back of his head.

,,Really..."

,,Well, I think it was okay..."

,,Okay, you say..." John was teasing.

,,I mean... No... it was-... it was actually really good. I even had the chance to dance with Anne..." Gilbert said and couldn't help it, but smiled and looked out of the window.

,,Is she a good dancer?"

,,Yes! Everyone was just spinning around and were clueless about what were they doing, but Anne, though I don't think she has much experience too, was elegant while dancing. And her hands felt so soft..." he said, more quietly, than the rest. John smiled but didn't say anything.

,,Anyway i am pretty tired now, I think I'll get some rest," Gilbert said, rubbed his eyes, and was on his way upstairs.

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The next day, Anne wasn't paying attention again. God knows, what was she doing... 

But when Miss Stacey said: ,,Now I'll tell you about the dance!" her eyes went wide and she immediately pointed them at her. Some odd feeling began to come to her body.

,,It will be on Saturday in fourteen days, on a New Year's night, in the Avonlea council room and it will be wonderful! But I will need a little assistance from you. On Friday, instead of classes, we will arrange chairs and desks and decorate the room with some decorations or however you want it to look like, but I don't think at this time of year we can find any flowers, so if you think about something else, I would be honored to know about it," and she looked at Anne, who had a smile on her face as an expression of the excitement.

,,Now we have two opportunities: First one, that boys ask girls to be their dates before the evening and the second one, that everyone just come and spend the evening with whoever they want, with whoever the like. That would be the "shall we" thing, Everybody understood?"

The class nodded. 

,,Okay, so have a little while to think!" and whispers and mumbles started, as everyone was excitedly talking about their decisions.

,,Now, let's decide! Who would like to have the first choice, boys ask girls to be their dates, hands up!" Miss Stacey said after a minute. A couple of hands have raised, including Josie Pye, but it wasn't definitely even a half of the whole class.

Anne looked at Gilbert. He didn't raise his hand and that was a mystery to her. 

This popular Gilbert Blythe doesn't want to ask a girl to a dance? Is he scared or something?