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"No, I always kept still when I was told," said Marilla, trying to speak sternly, albeit she felt her heart waxing soft within her under Davy's impulsive caresses

"Well, I s'pose that was 'cause you was a girl," said Davy, squirirl once, I s'pose, though it's awful funny to think of it Dora can sit stillbut there ain't much fun in it _I_ don't think Seeirl Here, Dora, letup" was to grasp Dora's curls in his fingers and give the Dora shrieked and then cried

"How can you be such a naughty boy and your poor rave this very day?" delad to die," said Davy confidentially "I know, 'cause she toldtalk the night before she died She toldto take oing to be good, but can't you be good running round just as well as sitting still? And she said I was always to be kind to Dora and stand up for her, and I' kind to her?"

"Well, I ain't going to let anybody else pull it," said Davy, doubling up his fists and frowning "They'd just better try it I didn't hurt her lad I'm a boy but I'm sorry I'm a twin When Jimmy Sprott's sister conterdicks him he just says, 'I'm oldern you, so of course I know better,' and that settles HER But I can't tell Dora that, and she just goes on thinking diffrunt froee for a spell, since I'ether, Marilla was a thankful woman when she drove into her own yard, where the wind of the autuate to meet them and lift the twins out Dora submitted calmly to be kissed, but Davy responded to Anne's welcos and the cheerful announcement, "I'm Mr Davy Keith"

At the supper table Dora behaved like a little lady, but Davy's ot time to eat p'litely," he said when Marilla reproved hiry as I am Look at all the ex'cise I took on the road here That cake's awful nice and plu, 'cause mother was too sick to make it and Mrs Sprott said it was as ins never puts any plums in HER cakes Catch her! Can I have another piece?"