I just let my thoughts run and I thought of the most surprising things . ''<br>Marilla felt helplessly that all this should be sternly reproved , but she was hampered by the undeniable fact that some of the things Anne had said , especially about the minister 's sermons and Mr. Bell 's prayers , were what she herself had really thought deep down in her heart for years , but had never given expression to .
Marilla and Anne are best friends.