Anne of Green Gables 1.61 · 1.61

«Greened over by a tangle of vines» explica a penumbra do lado leste: as trepadeiras filtram a luz e tingem tudo de verde. O verbo «to green», usar a cor como ação, é típico do inglês e da inventividade de Montgomery. Fica pronto o palco de dois humores — sol a oeste, sombra a leste — e é na sombra que Marilla, na frase seguinte, escolhe se sentar.

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