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X. Davy in Search of a Sensation

           Is’posePaulIrvingnevertellswhoppersandhereI’vebeentryingawfulhardtobeasgoodashim,butnowIs’poseyou’llneverlovemeagain.ButIthinkyoumighthavetoldmeitwaswrong.I’mawfulsorryI’vemadeyoucry,Anne,andI’llnevertellawhopperagain.”

           DavyburiedhisfaceinAnne’sshoulderandcriedstormily.Anne,inasuddengladflashofunderstanding,heldhimtightandlookedoverhiscurlythatchatMarilla.

           “Hedidn’tknowitwaswrongtotellfalsehoods,Marilla.Ithinkwemustforgivehimforthatpartofitthistimeifhewillpromisenevertosaywhatisn’ttrueagain.”

           “Ineverwill,nowthatIknowit’sbad,”asseveratedDavybetweensobs.“Ifyouevercatchmetellingawhopperagainyoucan...”Davygropedmentallyforasuitablepenance...“youcanskinmealive,Anne.”

           “Don’tsay‘whopper,’Davy...say‘falsehood,’”saidtheschoolma’am.

           “Why?”queriedDavy,settlingcomfortablydownandlookingupwithatearstained,investigatingface.“Whyain’twhopperasgoodasfalsehood?Iwanttoknow.It’sjustasbigaword.”

           “It’sslang;andit’swrongforlittleboystouseslang.”

           “There’sanawfullotofthingsit’swrongtodo,”saidDavywithasigh.“Inevers’posedtherewassomany.I’msorryit’swrongtotellwhop...falsehoods,‘causeit’sawfulhandy,butsinceitisI’mnevergoingtotellanymore.Whatareyougoingtodotomefortellingthemthistime?Iwanttoknow.”AnnelookedbeseechinglyatMarilla.

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