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XXII. Odds and Ends

           “IneverknewherverywellbutIlikedherasfarasIdidknowher.Somefolksthoughtherpeculiareventhen.DAVY,ifeverIcatchyouatsuchatrickagainyou’llbemadetowaitforyourmealstilleveryoneelseisdone,liketheFrench.”

           MostconversationsbetweenAnneandMarillainthepresenceofthetwins,werepunctuatedbytheserebukesDavy-ward.Inthisinstance,Davy,sadtorelate,notbeingabletoscoopupthelastdropsofhissyrupwithhisspoon,hadsolvedthedifficultybyliftinghisplateinbothhandsandapplyinghissmallpinktonguetoit.Annelookedathimwithsuchhorrifiedeyesthatthelittlesinnerturnedredandsaid,halfshamefacedly,halfdefiantly,

           “Thereain’tanywastedthatway.”

           “Peoplewhoaredifferentfromotherpeoplearealwayscalledpeculiar,”saidAnne.“AndMissLavendariscertainlydifferent,thoughit’shardtosayjustwherethedifferencecomesin.Perhapsitisbecausesheisoneofthosepeoplewhonevergrowold.”

           “Onemightaswellgrowoldwhenallyourgenerationdo,”saidMarilla,ratherrecklessofherpronouns.“Ifyoudon’t,youdon’tfitinanywhere.FarasIcanlearnLavendarLewishasjustdroppedoutofeverything.She’slivedinthatoutofthewayplaceuntileverybodyhasforgottenher.ThatstonehouseisoneoftheoldestontheIsland.OldMr.LewisbuiltiteightyyearsagowhenhecameoutfromEngland.Davy,stopjogglingDora’selbow.Oh,Isawyou!Youneedn’ttrytolookinnocent.Whatdoesmakeyoubehavesothismorning?”

           “MaybeIgotoutofthewrongsideofthebed,”suggestedDavy.

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