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"Quarantine at Alexander Abraham's" is one of the best adaptations of a Lucy Maud Montgomery short story to the cast of characters on "Avonlea." Standing in for Montgomery's original female protagonist who has to confront confirmed old bachelor Abraham is one of her most beloved supporting characters, Mrs. Rachel Lynde. Viewers of Sullivan Films Productions of "Anne of Green Gables" are well familiar with both the character and the fine actress, Patricia Hamilton, who plays her. But this episode is also the first time that Mrs. Lynde takes center stage, which is definitely a treat for her many fans.
Mrs. Lynde is put in charge of the boy's Sunday School class and when she finds the young boy who work's Alexander Abraham's farm has gone truant, she heads out to save the boy's soul. Meanwhile, Felix and Sara have run ahead to warn their schoolmate of the impending storm. However, everybody involved is in for a big shock when they all end up in Abraham's home only to discover he has been quarantined because of the small pox. That means this quartet of not too happy individuals are stuck with each other for at least two weeks. Mrs. Lynde and her two small charges are going to clean the house from top to bottom, no matter what that old curmudgeon has to say.
Fiona McHugh, working from the script written by Heather Conkie, absolutely nails the character of Rachel Lynde. Of course, in the original Montgomery short story it was just the two old people butting heads, but Conkie makes the addition of the two small children work and McHugh does an excellent job of going beyond the dialogue to get at what the characters are really thinking. This is one of best adaptations in the "Road to Avonlea" series and if you have not yet read "The Story Girl," "The Chronicles of Avonlea" or Montgomery's other works, then the time has come for you to definitely do that.
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