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Anne of Green Gables: The Collection (2008/02/05) Megan FollowsColleen Dewhurst View detail of this item

I can't count how many times I've seen this movie called "Anne of Green Gables." In the story, there was a scene that Anne attempted to make her rival, Gilbert Blythe, ask her to dance in the party; however, Gilbert was wise enough to see through her plot and he ignored her completely. Disappointed, Anne started dancing with her bosom friend, Diana Barry. Gilbert saw them having fun, and then he realized that Anne's dance card was left on a table. He approached it and took it to look at. It seems that Anne couldn't find her card because they were talking like this in the following scene.

Diana : I bet Gilbert Blythe took your card.
Anne : Such a romantic gesture would be utterly beyond his imagination.
《　You can see the party's scene here!　》

And it makes me confused. Why did Anne call this behaviour "a romantic gesture"? Do I have to think that taking a girl's dance card away can be a romantic thing? It must be some kind of crosscultural things. Could you tell me what they are?


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there was a scene where Anne attempted to make her rival, Gilbert Blythe, ask her to dance at the party