The Stone House Romance

Anne of Avonlea

Lavendar's old engagement, renewed friendship with Anne, and reunion with Stephen transform Echo Lodge from a refuge of memory into a shared home.

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The Enchanted Lane The Enchanted Lane from "Anne of Avonlea". The Enchanted Lane A Wrong Turning Anne Shirley and Diana Barry take the wrong road while walking to a tea invitation.

The Enchanted Lane from "Anne of Avonlea". The Enchanted Lane A Wrong Turning Anne Shirley and Diana Barry take the wrong road while walking to a tea invitation.

The Enchanted Lane A Wrong Turning Anne Shirley and Diana Barry take the wrong road while walking to a tea invitation. Seeking directions, they enter a secluded lane and discover Echo Lodge. A First Meeting Lavendar Lewis welcomes them to the tea party she had prepared for imaginary guests. Anne immediately recognizes her as someone who also relies on make-believe.

A Friendship in the Garden A Friendship in the Garden from "Anne of Avonlea". A Friendship in the Garden Shared Imagination Anne and Lavendar exchange stories, enjoy her echoes, and discover their kindred temperaments.

A Friendship in the Garden from "Anne of Avonlea". A Friendship in the Garden Shared Imagination Anne and Lavendar exchange stories, enjoy her echoes, and discover their kindred temperaments.

A Friendship in the Garden Shared Imagination Anne and Lavendar exchange stories, enjoy her echoes, and discover their kindred temperaments. Diana enjoys the visit too, though Anne and Lavendar share a particularly deep imaginative bond. A Hidden Past Lavendar recognizes Paul's name as Stephen Irving's son but conceals her reaction. The old engagement lies beneath the new friendship, waiting to be addressed.

The Old Quarrel The Old Quarrel from "Anne of Avonlea". The Old Quarrel A Broken Engagement Recalled Lavendar explains that she and Stephen Irving parted after a trivial quarrel.

The Old Quarrel from "Anne of Avonlea". The Old Quarrel A Broken Engagement Recalled Lavendar explains that she and Stephen Irving parted after a trivial quarrel.

The Old Quarrel A Broken Engagement Recalled Lavendar explains that she and Stephen Irving parted after a trivial quarrel. Her pride and sulking prevented reconciliation when he returned to make peace. A Life Built Around Absence She has remained unmarried and created a private life of dreams and echoes. Yet she admits that the wound has not made her continuously miserable; ordinary pleasures have survived beside it.

Paul's Place in Her Life Paul's Place in Her Life from "Anne of Avonlea". Paul's Place in Her Life A Long-Awaited Meeting Anne brings Paul Irving to Echo Lodge, where Lavendar sees Stephen's likeness in him.

Paul's Place in Her Life from "Anne of Avonlea". Paul's Place in Her Life A Long-Awaited Meeting Anne brings Paul Irving to Echo Lodge, where Lavendar sees Stephen's likeness in him.

Paul's Place in Her Life A Long-Awaited Meeting Anne brings Paul Irving to Echo Lodge, where Lavendar sees Stephen's likeness in him. She controls her emotion and welcomes him warmly. Affection Recognized Paul identifies in Lavendar a motherly tenderness and offers to make her a particular friend. Their bond gives her a living connection to the family she lost touch with.

The Prince Returns The Prince Returns from "Anne of Avonlea". The Prince Returns A Message from Stephen Stephen Irving returns to Avonlea and asks Anne to seek Lavendar's permission to visit.

The Prince Returns from "Anne of Avonlea". The Prince Returns A Message from Stephen Stephen Irving returns to Avonlea and asks Anne to seek Lavendar's permission to visit.

The Prince Returns A Message from Stephen Stephen Irving returns to Avonlea and asks Anne to seek Lavendar's permission to visit. Lavendar immediately understands who is coming, though she pretends calm. Reconciliation and Marriage Stephen and Lavendar reunite at Echo Lodge and marry in the garden where their earlier romance began. Paul and Charlotta the Fourth join their new household, while the stone house remains a place to which they can return.

October, during the walk to the Kimballs

autumn, during Anne's first visit to Echo Lodge

December, during Anne's overnight visit

the following month, during Paul's visit

the summer before Anne's departure for college