Marilla learns the fate of her eyes from the eye specialist and now has to change her lifestyle entirely to help ease the strain on her eyes. Anne, seeing Marilla's situation, changes her dream and turns the current predicament into something pleasant. When Marilla mentions her intention to sell Green Gables, as she can no longer maintain it and cannot handle living alone, Anne takes this chance to tell Marilla how she will no longer be going to university, but instead will teach and stay close to Marilla as much as possible. Nothing else, Anne says, matters as much to her as being able to stay by Marilla's side in her time of need.