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Mrs. Allan is married to the minister Mr. Allan. Mrs. Allan, a “kindred spirit,” is the most significant person in Anne’s religious upbringing. Anne is immediately drawn to her because she is pretty, wears fashionable puffed sleeves, and welcomes any questions during Sunday school. Anne also admires Mrs. Allan’s joy, which makes her realize that being a Christian doesn’t have to be a solemn thing all the time. Mrs. Allan often hosts Anne and other Sunday school girls for tea and confidential chats. Her sense of humor and sympathy save the day when Anne serves a cake flavored with liniment oil at the Allans’ tea. Anne wants to be just like Mrs. Allan when she grows up, though she fears she will never be so “naturally good.”
Mrs. Allan Quotes in Anne of Green Gables
The Anne of Green Gables quotes below are all either spoken by Mrs. Allan or refer to Mrs. Allan. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 21: A New Departure in Flavorings
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“I never knew before that religion was such a cheerful thing. I always thought it was kind of melancholy, but Mrs. Allan’s isn't, and I’d like to be a Christian if I could be one like her, I wouldn’t want to be one like Mr. Superintendent Bell […] he doesn’t seem to get any comfort out of it. If I could be good I’d dance and sing all day because I was glad of it. I suppose Mrs. Allan is too old to dance and sing and of course it wouldn’t be dignified in a minister’s wife. But I can just feel she’s glad she’s a Christian and that she’d be one even if she could get to heaven without it.”
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Chapter 32: The Pass List Is Out
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That night Anne, who had wound up the delightful evening with a serious little talk with Mrs. Allan at the manse, knelt sweetly by her open window in a great sheen of moonshine and murmured a prayer of gratitude and aspiration that came straight from her heart. There was in it thankfulness for the past and reverent petition for the future […] her dreams were as fair and bright and beautiful as maidenhood might desire.
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Mrs. Allan Quotes in Anne of Green Gables
The Anne of Green Gables quotes below are all either spoken by Mrs. Allan or refer to Mrs. Allan. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 21: A New Departure in Flavorings
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“I never knew before that religion was such a cheerful thing. I always thought it was kind of melancholy, but Mrs. Allan’s isn't, and I’d like to be a Christian if I could be one like her, I wouldn’t want to be one like Mr. Superintendent Bell […] he doesn’t seem to get any comfort out of it. If I could be good I’d dance and sing all day because I was glad of it. I suppose Mrs. Allan is too old to dance and sing and of course it wouldn’t be dignified in a minister’s wife. But I can just feel she’s glad she’s a Christian and that she’d be one even if she could get to heaven without it.”
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Chapter 32: The Pass List Is Out
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That night Anne, who had wound up the delightful evening with a serious little talk with Mrs. Allan at the manse, knelt sweetly by her open window in a great sheen of moonshine and murmured a prayer of gratitude and aspiration that came straight from her heart. There was in it thankfulness for the past and reverent petition for the future […] her dreams were as fair and bright and beautiful as maidenhood might desire.
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