I reckon HE were n't a vegetarian . '' `` The idea of starving yourself for a worthless dog ! '' sniffed Mrs. Doctor . `` You do n't know but he may be worth a lot to somebody , '' protested Captain Jim . `` He did n't LOOK of much account , but you ca n't go by looks in jedging a dog . Like meself , he might be a real beauty inside . The First Mate did n't approve of him , I 'll allow . 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 .
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