His language was right down forcible . But the First Mate is prejudiced . No use in taking a cat 's opinion of a dog . ` Tennyrate , I lost my dinner , so this nice spread in this dee-lightful company is real pleasant . It 's a great thing to have good neighbors . '' `` Who lives in the house among the willows up the brook ? '' asked Anne . `` Mrs. Dick Moore , '' said Captain Jim -- `` and her husband , '' he added , as if by way of an afterthought . Anne smiled , and deduced a mental picture of Mrs. Dick Moore from Captain Jim 's way of putting it ; evidently a second Mrs. Rachel Lynde . `` You have n't many neighbors , Mistress Blythe , '' Captain Jim went on . `` This side of the harbor is mighty thinly settled . Most of the land belongs to Mr. Howard up yander past the Glen , and he rents it out for pasture . The other side of the harbor , now , is thick with folks -- ` specially MacAllisters . There 's a whole colony of MacAllisters you ca n't throw a stone but you hit one . I was talking to old Leon Blacquiere the other day . He 's been working on the harbor all summer . ` Dey 're nearly all MacAllisters over thar , ' he told me . ` Dare 's Neil MacAllister and Sandy MacAllister and William MacAllister and Alec MacAllister and Angus MacAllister -- and I believe dare 's de Devil MacAllister . ' '' `` There are nearly as many Elliotts and Crawfords , '' said Doctor Dave , after the laughter had subsided . `` You know , Gilbert , we folk on this side of Four Winds have an old saying -- ` From the conceit of the Elliotts , the pride of the MacAllisters , and the vainglory of the Crawfords , good Lord deliver us . ' ''
`` There 's a plenty of fine people among them , though , '' said Captain XXXXX .
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