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{{Infobox episode
|name = Signs Are Small Measurable Things, But Interpretations Are Illimitable
|image = 2017 GilBash.jpg
|season = 2
|number = 2
|airdate = *[[July 6]], 2018 <small>(Netflix)</small>
*[[September 30]], 2018 <small>(CBC)</small>
|writer = Shernold Edwards
|director = Paul Fox
|previous = "[[Youth Is the Season of Hope]]"
|next = "[[The True Seeing Is Within]]"
|related = 
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'''"Signs Are Small Measurable Things, But Interpretations Are Illimitable"''' is the second episode of [[Season 2 (Anne with an E)|Season 2]] of CBC's ''[[Anne with an E]]'' (2017–{{Anne EndYear}}) and the ninth episode of the series overall. It was written by Shernold Edwards and directed by Paul Fox. It premiered on Netflix on July 6, 2018, and it was eventually broadcast on CBC on September 30, 2018.

==Summary==
The steamer lands in Trinidad, bringing Bash face to face with his past. The Barrys get behind the gold rush, but Matthew and Marilla aren't so sure.

==Plot==
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==Cast==
*[[Amybeth McNulty]] as [[Anne Shirley (CBC)|Anne Shirley-Cuthbert]]
*[[Geraldine James]] as [[Marilla Cuthbert (CBC)|Marilla Cuthbert]]
*[[R.H. Thomson]] as [[Matthew Cuthbert (CBC)|Matthew Cuthbert]]
*[[Lucas Jade Zumann]] as [[Gilbert Blythe (CBC)|Gilbert Blythe]]
*[[Dalmar Abuzeid]] as [[Sebastian Lacroix|Sebastian]]
*Taras Lavren as [[Nathaniel (CBC)|Nate]]
*Shane Carty as [[Mr. Dunlop]]
*Jonathan Holmes as [[William Barry|Mr. William Barry]]
*[[Helen Johns]] as [[Eliza Barry|Mrs. Eliza Barry]]
*[[Dalila Bela]] as [[Diana Barry (CBC)|Diana Barry]]
*[[Corrine Koslo]] as [[Rachel Lynde (CBC)|Rachel Lynde]]
*[[Philip Williams]] as [[Thomas Lynde (CBC)|Thomas Lynde]]
*Yanna McIntosh as [[Hazel Lacroix|Hazel]]
*[[Aymeric Jett Montaz]] as [[Jerry Baynard]]
*[[Stephen Tracey]] as [[Mr. Phillips (CBC)|Mr. Phillips]]
*[[Christian Martyn]] as [[Billy Andrews (CBC)|Billy Andrews]]
*Cory Grüter-Andrew as [[Cole Mackenzie|Cole]]
*[[Miranda McKeon]] as [[Josie Pye (CBC)|Josie Pye]]
*[[Kyla Matthews]] as [[Ruby Gillis (CBC)|Ruby Gillis]]
*[[Lia Pappas-Kemps]] as [[Jane Andrews (CBC)|Jane Andrews]]
*[[Glenna Walters]] as [[Tillie Boulter (CBC)|Tillie Boulter]]
*[[Brian Tree]] as [[Minister (CBC)|Minister]]
*David Ingram as [[Mr. Andrews (CBC)|Mr. Andrews]]
*Philip Graeme as Wealthy Man
*Ngabo Nabea as Street Vendor
*Max Rampino as Boy
*Katelyn Wells as [[Mary Joe (CBC)|Mary Joe]]
*[[Franckie Francois|Franck Fon]] as Hammock Man
*Kyle Meagher as [[Paul 1|Billy's Pal #1]]
*Daimen Landori-Hoffman as [[Paul 2|Billy's Pal #2]]
*Ryan Kiera Armstrong as [[Minnie May Barry (CBC)|Minnie May Barry]]
*Janet Porter as [[Mrs. Andrews (CBC)|Mrs. Andrews]]
*[[Ella Jonas Farlinger|Ella Jonas-Farlinger]] as [[Prissy Andrews (CBC)|Prissy Andrews]]
*Jacob Horsley as [[Charlie Sloane (CBC)|Charlie Sloane]]
*[[Jacob Ursomarzo]] as [[Moody Spurgeon (CBC)|Moody Spurgeon]]
*Katie Advani as Anne Acting Double

==Crew==
:'''Associate Producer:''' Patricia Curmi
:'''Co-producer:''' Amanda Fahey
:'''Creator:''' Moira Walley-Beckett
:'''Director:''' Paul Fox
:'''Executive Producers:''' Miranda de Pencier, Debra Hayward, Ken Girotti, Alison Owen, Moira Walley-Beckett
:'''Producer:''' John Calvert
:'''Supervising Producers:''' Shernold Edwards, Jane Maggs
:'''Writer:''' Shernold Edwards

==Quotes==
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==Behind the scenes==
<font size = 3>Continuity</font>
*Gilbert left Avonlea in "[[Remorse Is the Poison of Life]]".
*The town meeting held to discuss the gold mining was held in the previous episode, "[[Youth Is the Season of Hope]]".
*Nate lent Anne his geology book in "Youth Is the Season of Hope".
*Both Gilbert and Anne recall the latter breaking her slate onto Gilbert's head after he called her Carrots. That occurred in "[[But What Is So Headstrong as Youth?]]".
*Diana mentions Anne saving Minnie May's life, an event which took place in "Remorse Is the Poison of Life".
*Anne decided to teach Jerry how to write in "Youth Is the Season of Hope".
*The Story Club was founded in "[[An Inward Treasure Born]]". It held another meeting in "Youth Is the Season of Hope".
*Mr. Dunlop receives news of his aunt Beatrice passing and leaving an inheritance for him. While it is unclear if his aunt Beatrice exists, he mentioned her while making pies in "Youth Is the Season of Hope".
*Nate mentions discussing the gold testing business with Mr. Barry. He was the first one to learn about the gold from Nate in the previous episode, "Youth Is the Season of Hope".
*Mrs. Barry opposes the idea of having a Nesselrode pie for the party because it contains rum. She was strongly disapproving of alcohol when Anne and Diana got drunk on currant wine by mistake in "[[Tightly Knotted to a Similar String]]". 
*Marilla says Anne proved herself old enough to stay home alone. She refers to the events of "Youth Is the Season of Hope" when the Cuthberts and their boarders attended a town meeting. However, Marilla is unaware of the fact Anne observed the meeting from her hideout and made it home just before the Cuthberts.
*Matthew mentions only just settling up with the bank. He borrowed money from the bank in "Remorse Is the Poison of Life" after he learned the vessel with their crops went down. After he suffered a heart attack, Marilla and Anne tried to renegotiate the loan and sold the valuable things, ultimately taking in the boarders. That occurred in "[[Wherever You Are Is My Home]]".

<font size = 3>Cultural references</font>
*Bash uses some words in Jamaican Patois, an English-based creole language with West African influences, most notably ''mawga'' to express that Gilbert is skinny.
*Hazel used to cook ''crab callaloo'' which is a traditional Caribbean dish, consisting of leaf vegetable (called callaloo or dasheen), okra, coconut milk, pumpkin, onions, bell peppers, local seasonings and spices, and crabs or pigtails.
*Bash says he's a free man since 1834. He refers to the Slavery Abolition Act 1833, which abolished slavery throughout the British Empire. It came into force on August 1, 1834.
*Mr. Phillips read "Lancelot and Elaine", one of the narrative poems featured in ''Idylls of the King'' (1859) by Alfred Lord Tennyson. The author had previously used the characters in his 1833 poem "The Lady of Shalott", which is read by Anne's counterpart in the 1985 film ''[[Anne of Green Gables (1985 film)|Anne of Green Gables]]''.
*Mary Joe suggests they should make a Nesselrode pie, much to Mrs. Barry's disapproval. Nesselrode pie was named after Russian diplomat, Count Nesselrode, and would become popular in the 1950s and 1960s. It contains chestnuts, candied fruits, and rum or brandy.
*Diana and Mr. Dunlop perform "The Friends We Love", an 1868 song by Septimus Winner (published under his pseudonym, Alice Hawthorne).

==Gallery==
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==Videos==
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==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb title|7558238|"Signs Are Small Measurable Things, But Interpretations Are Illimitable"}}

==See also==
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