I notice the doctor favors 'em , and I DO like cooking for a man who appreciates his victuals . '' Miss Cornelia dropped in that afternoon , puffing a little . `` I do n't mind the world or the devil much , but the flesh DOES rather bother me , '' she admitted . `` You always look as cool as a cucumber , Anne , dearie . Do I smell cherry pie ? If I do , ask me to stay to tea . Have n't tasted a cherry pie this summer . My cherries have all been stolen by those scamps of Gilman boys from the Glen . '' `` Now , now , Cornelia , '' remonstrated Captain Jim , who had been reading a sea novel in a corner of the living room , `` you should n't say that about those two poor , motherless Gilman boys , unless you 've got certain proof . Jest because their father ai n't none too honest is n't any reason for calling them thieves . It 's more likely it 's been the robins took your cherries . They 're turrible thick this year . '' `` Robins ! '' said Miss Cornelia disdainfully . `` Humph ! Two-legged robins , believe ME ! '' `` Well , most of the Four Winds robins ARE constructed on that principle , '' said Captain Jim gravely . Miss Cornelia stared at him for a moment . Then she leaned back in her rocker and laughed long and ungrudgingly . `` Well , you HAVE got one on me at last , Jim Boyd , I 'll admit .
Just look how pleased he is , XXXXX , dearie , grinning like a Chessy-cat .
Anne Boyd Cornelia Gilman Glen Humph Jim Robins afternoon cucumber