Davy thrust his hand into his pocket and produced ... a caterpillar , a furry , squirming caterpillar . Marilla saw and clutched at him but she was too late . Davy dropped the caterpillar down Lauretta 's neck . Right into the middle of Mr. Allan 's prayer burst a series of piercing shrieks . The minister stopped appalled and opened his eyes . Every head in the congregation flew up . Lauretta White was dancing up and down in her pew , clutching frantically at the back of her dress . `` Ow ... mommer ... mommer ... ow ... take it off ... ow ... get it out ... ow ... that bad boy put it down my neck ... ow ... mommer ... it 's going further down ... ow ... ow ... ow ... '' Mrs. White rose and with a set face carried the hysterical , writhing Lauretta out of church . Her shrieks died away in the distance and Mr. Allan proceeded with the service . But everybody felt that it was a failure that day . For the first time in her life Marilla took no notice of the text and Anne sat with scarlet cheeks of mortification . When they got home Marilla put Davy to bed and made him stay there for the rest of the day . She would not give him any dinner but allowed him a plain tea of bread and milk . Anne carried it to him and sat sorrowfully by him while he ate it with an unrepentant relish . But Anne 's mournful eyes troubled him . `` I s ` pose , '' he said reflectively , `` that Paul Irving would n't have dropped a caterpillar down a girl 's neck in church , would he ? '' `` Indeed he would n't , '' said Anne sadly . `` Well , I 'm kind of sorry I did it , then , '' conceded Davy . `` But it was such a jolly big caterpillar ... I picked him up on the church steps just as we went in . It seemed a pity to waste him .
And say , was n't it fun XXXXX hear that girl yell ? ''
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