It is truly terrible to think of that being sung in a graveyard . '' `` Some of those dead folks sang Polly Wolly Doodle when they were living , Susan . Perhaps they like to hear it yet , '' suggested Gilbert . Miss Cornelia looked at him reproachfully and made up her mind that , on some future occasion , she would hint to Anne that the doctor should be admonished not to say such things . They might injure his practice . People might get it into their heads that he was n't orthodox . To be sure , Marshall said even worse things habitually , but then HE was not a public man . `` I understand that their father was in his study all the time , with his windows open , but never noticed them at all . Of course , he was lost in a book as usual . But I spoke to him about it yesterday , when he called . '' `` How could you dare , Mrs. Marshall Elliott ? '' asked Susan rebukingly . `` Dare ! It 's time somebody dared something . Why , they say he knows nothing about that letter of Faith 's to the JOURNAL because nobody liked to mention it to him . He never looks at a JOURNAL of course . But I thought he ought to know of this to prevent any such performances in future . He said he would ` discuss it with them . ' But of course he 'd never think of it again after he got out of our gate . That man has no sense of humour , Anne , believe ME .
He preached last Sunday on ` How XXXXX Bring up Children . '
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