When Anne awakens, she is stunned by the beauty of the flowering plum tree outside the bedroom window. Although the sight of it amazes her, it also causes her some confusion because she cannot remember, for a few seconds, where she is. When the realization returns to her, so does the sadness that none of this will be hers. Again, she must face that Matthew and Marilla do not want her.

However, at the breakfast table, Anne decides that her disappointment will not influence her appetite. The breakfast food smells good, and Anne is very hungry because she did not eat much dinner the night before. Her appetite does not stop her from talking, though. Finally, Marilla, who is used to a quiet home, tells Anne that it is not natural for a child to be constantly chattering. However, when Anne obeys her and stops talking, Marilla is almost as uncomfortable with Anne’s silence as she was with her never-ending talking. Marilla is also disturbed by her brother’s silence. She can tell by Matthew’s facial expressions that he disagrees with Marilla’s wanting to send Anne back to the orphanage. Marilla does not understand why he does not come out and argue in Anne’s defense if he wants to keep the girl.

After breakfast, Marilla tells Anne to go outside and wander around the farm. Although Anne normally loves being outdoors, especially in the midst of such natural beauty as the Green Gables landscape, she refuses to go. Anne tells Marilla that if she were to go out, she would fall in love with Green Gables at an even deeper level than she already feels. That would make it incredibly more difficult when it is time to leave. To save her that greater disappointment, she decides to stay inside.

Anne keeps in Marilla’s company and continues her conversation, though what transpires is less like a conversation and more like a monologue. Anne does all the talking. Even when Anne asks questions, they are mostly rhetorical. Either they do not require answers or Anne does not wait long enough for Marilla to answer them. Instead, Anne just continues along, following one thought after another. Most of what she says has to do with the nature she sees around her and the effect it has on her. She displays her tendency to see everything in a very romantic light. Although this aspect endears Anne to Matthew, Marilla’s disciplined, rational way of looking at everything puts her at odds with the young, imaginative girl. Marilla thinks Anne takes everything too far, such as when Anne insists on giving a name to one of Marilla’s houseplants.

Marilla decides she will take Anne to Mrs. Spencer’s house to find out why the woman brought them a girl when they had asked for a boy. As they are leaving, Matthew finally has something to say. He tells his sister that he has hired a boy to help him with the farm chores. This would allow them to keep Anne. Marilla listens to what Matthew has to say, but she does not respond. She takes Anne to the carriage and leaves Green Gables.