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"Anne," said Davy appealingly, scra up on the shiny, leather-covered sofa in the Green Gables kitchen, where Anne sat, reading a letter, "Anne, I'et you a piece of bread and butter in a minute," said Anne absently Her letter evidently contained so news, for her cheeks were as pink as the roses on the big bush outside, and her eyes were as starry as only Anne's eyes could be

"But I ain't bread and butter hungry," said Davy in a disgusted tone

"I' down her letter and putting her arer that can be endured very comfortably, Davy-boy You know it's one of Marilla's rules that you can't have anything but bread and butter between iht to say "please," but he generally tacked it on as an afterthought He looked with approval at the generous slice Anne presently brought to him "You always put such a nice lot of butter on it, Anne Marilla spreads it pretty thin It slips down a lot easier when there's plenty of butter"

The slice "slipped doith tolerable ease, judging from its rapid disappearance Davy slid head first off the sofa, turned a double so, and then sat up and announced decidedly, "Anne, I've o there"

"Why not?" asked Anne gravely

"Cause heaven is in Siarret, and I don't like Siasped Anne, too ah "Davy Keith, whatever put such an extraordinary idea into your head?"

"Milty Boulter says that's where it is It was last Sunday in Sunday School The lesson was about Elijah and Elisha, and I up and asked Miss Rogerson where heaven was Miss Rogerson looked awful offended She was cross anyhow, because when she'd asked us what Elijah left Elisha when he went to heaven Milty Boulter said, 'His old clo'es,' and us fellows all laughed before we thought I wish you could think first and do things afterwards, 'cause then you wouldn't do them But Milty didn't mean to be disrespeckful He just couldn't think of the naerson said heaven here God was and I wasn't to ask questions like that Milty nudged arret and I'll esplain about it on the road horeat hand at esplaining things Even if he don't know anything about a thing he'll et it esplained all the same His mother is Mrs