The walls of this house must be sorter SOAKED with laughing and good times . You 're the third bride I 've seen come here , Mistress Blythe -- and the handsomest . '' Captain Jim contrived to give his sunflower compliment the delicacy of a violet , and Anne wore it proudly . She was looking her best that night , with the bridal rose on her cheeks and the love-light in her eyes ; even gruff old Doctor Dave gave her an approving glance , and told his wife , as they drove home together , that that red-headed wife of the boy 's was something of a beauty . `` I must be getting back to the light , '' announced Captain Jim . `` I 've enj ` yed this evening something tremenjus . '' `` You must come often to see us , '' said Anne . `` I wonder if you 'd give that invitation if you knew how likely I 'll be to accept it , '' Captain Jim remarked whimsically . `` Which is another way of saying you wonder if I mean it , '' smiled Anne . `` I do , ` cross my heart , ' as we used to say at school . '' `` Then I 'll come . You 're likely to be pestered with me at any hour . And I 'll be proud to have you drop down and visit me now and then , too . Gin ` rally I have n't anyone to talk to but the First Mate , bless his sociable heart . He 's a mighty good listener , and has forgot more 'n any MacAllister of them all ever knew , but he is n't much of a conversationalist . You 're young and I 'm old , but our souls are about the same age , I reckon . We both belong to the race that knows Joseph , as Cornelia Bryant would say . '' `` The race that knows Joseph ? '' puzzled Anne . `` Yes .
Cornelia divides all the folks in the world into two kinds -- the race that knows XXXXX and the race that do n't .
Blythe Bryant Dave First Joseph MacAllister enj hour night tremenjus