Anne's longstanding friend and romantic interest. He proposes to Anne but is rejected, eventually appears engaged to Christine Stuart. He encourages Anne's writing career and later falls seriously ill, prompting Anne to confess her true feelings and accept his second marriage proposal.
Their unresolved affection forms the film's central romantic thread.
Gilbert proposes to Anne at Diana's engagement clambake, and Anne later realizes her true feelings for him.
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