Ginger still continued to regard her with suspicion , and never failed to greet her sarcastically as `` redheaded snippet . '' Mr. Harrison had tried vainly to break him of the habit by jumping excitedly up whenever he saw Anne coming and exclaiming , `` Bless my soul , here 's that pretty little girl again , '' or something equally flattering . But Ginger saw through the scheme and scorned it . Anne was never to know how many compliments Mr. Harrison paid her behind her back . He certainly never paid her any to her face . `` Well , I suppose you 've been back in the woods laying in a supply of switches for tomorrow ? '' was his greeting as Anne came up the veranda steps . `` No , indeed , '' said Anne indignantly . She was an excellent target for teasing because she always took things so seriously . `` I shall never have a switch in my school , Mr. Harrison . Of course , I shall have to have a pointer , but I shall use it for pointing ONLY . '' `` So you mean to strap them instead ? Well , I do n't know but you 're right . A switch stings more at the time but the strap smarts longer , that 's a fact . '' `` I shall not use anything of the sort . I 'm not going to whip my pupils . '' `` Bless my soul , '' exclaimed Mr. Harrison in genuine astonishment , `` how do you lay out to keep order then ? '' `` I shall govern by affection , Mr. Harrison . '' `` It wo n't do , '' said Mr. Harrison , `` wo n't do at all , Anne . ` Spare the rod and spoil the child . '
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