Anne of Green Gables
Ruby Gillis
Anne's school friend
A dainty, sentimental girl in Anne's circle of friends.
Ruby Gillis is a delicate blonde with large blue eyes and rosebud lips. She is sentimental, emotional, and a bit vain, and she loves to talk about beaux and romances. She is part of the group of girls who go to school together and try out Anne's games.
Ruby is gentle-hearted, even if she is easily carried away. She does not push Anne the way Josie does, and she is friendly with Anne, Diana, and Jane. She is less a leader than a companion.
In the story
Contains spoilers.
Ruby is one of the schoolgirls present when Josie Pye dares Anne to walk the Barry roof. She joins the friends at Barry's Pond when they reenact Tennyson's Lancelot and Elaine, with Anne as the Lily Maid.
She later travels with Anne, Gilbert, and Jane to Charlottetown for the Queen's Academy entrance examinations. She is one of the classmates who share the experience, a familiar face in Anne's growing-up years.
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