Read the passage.
from Anne of Green Gables
Here was Matthew Cuthbert, at half-past three on the afternoon of a busy day, placidly driving over the hollow and up the hill;
moreover, he wore a white collar and his best suit of clothes, which was plain proof that he was
going out of Avonlea; and he had the
and the sorrel mare, which betokened that he was going a considerable distance.
Now, where was Matthew Cuthbert going and why
w
going there?
Had it been any other man in Avonlea, Mrs. Rachel, deftly putting this and that together, might have given a pretty good guess
both questions. But Matthew so rarely went from home that it must be something pressing and unusual which
was taking him; he wa
shyest man alive and hated to have to go among strangers or to any place where he might have to talk
.
Matthew
, dressed up with a wi
collar and driving in a buggy, was something that didn't happen often. Mrs. Rachel, ponder as she
might, could make nothing of it and
afternoon's enjoyment was spoiled.
"I'll just step over to Green Gables after tea and find out from Marilla where he's gone and why." the worthy woman finally con-
"He doesn't generally go to town this time of year and he never visits; if he'd run out of turnip seed he wouldn't dress up and take the
to go for more; he wasn't driving fast enough to be going for a doctor. Yet something must have happened since last night to start him
clean puzzled, that's what, and I won't know a minute's peace of mind or conscience until I know what has taken Matthew Cuthbert
our
What causes Mrs. Rachel to visit Marilla at Green Gables?
1. She is invited there by Matthew Cuthbert.
2. She is eager to become friends with Matthew Cuthbert.
3. She is determined to follow Matthew Cuthbert out of Avonlea.
4. She is curious to find out why Matthew Cuthbert has left Avonlea.