Oh，Anne，Anne，Ididn’tmeantosaythat……itjustslippedoutbeforeIthought。HemadeaSPLENDIDsplash。Buthelookedsofunnywhenhecrawledout，allwetandmuddy。Thegirlslaughedmore’never，butGraciedidn’tlaugh。Shelookedsorry。Gracie’sanicegirlbutshe’sgotasnubnose。WhenIgetbigenoughtohaveagirlIwon’thaveonewithasnubnose……I’llpickonewithaprettynoselikeyours，Anne。\"
\"Aboywhomakessuchamessofsyrupalloverhisfacewhenheiseatinghispuddingwillnevergetagirltolookathim，\"saidMarillaseverely。
\"ButI’llwashmyfacebeforeIgocourting，\"protestedDavy，tryingtoimprovemattersbyrubbingthebackofhishandoverthesmears。\"AndI’llwashbehindmyearstoo，withoutbeingtold。
Irememberedtothismorning，Marilla。Idon’tforgethalfasoftenasIdid。But……\"andDavysighed……\"there’ssomanycornersaboutafellowthatit’sawfulhardtorememberthemall。Well，ifIcan’tgotoMissLavendar’sI’llgooverandseeMrs。Harrison。
Mrs。Harrison’sanawfulnicewoman，Itellyou。Shekeepsajarofcookiesinherpantrya-purposeforlittleboys，andshealwaysgivesmethescrapingsoutofapanshe’smixedupaplumcakein。