Marilla , with a resigned air , had cut another piece of cake for Dora . She did not feel able to cope with Davy just then . It had been a hard day for her , what with the funeral and the long drive . At that moment she looked forward to the future with a pessimism that would have done credit to Eliza Andrews herself . The twins were not noticeably alike , although both were fair . Dora had long sleek curls that never got out of order . Davy had a crop of fuzzy little yellow ringlets all over his round head . Dora 's hazel eyes were gentle and mild ; Davy 's were as roguish and dancing as an elf 's . Dora 's nose was straight , Davy 's a positive snub ; Dora had a `` prunes and prisms '' mouth , Davy 's was all smiles ; and besides , he had a dimple in one cheek and none in the other , which gave him a dear , comical , lopsided look when he laughed . Mirth and mischief lurked in every corner of his little face . `` They 'd better go to bed , '' said Marilla , who thought it was the easiest way to dispose of them . `` Dora will sleep with me and you can put Davy in the west gable . You 're not afraid to sleep alone , are you , Davy ? '' `` No ; but I ai n't going to bed for ever so long yet , '' said Davy comfortably . `` Oh , yes , you are . '' That was all the much-tried Marilla said , but something in her tone squelched even Davy . He trotted obediently upstairs with Anne . `` When I 'm grown up the very first thing I 'm going to do is stay up ALL night just to see what it would be like , '' he told her confidentially . In after years Marilla never thought of that first week of the twins ' sojourn at Green Gables without a shiver . Not that it really was so much worse than the weeks that followed it ; but it seemed so by reason of its novelty .
There was seldom a waking minute of any day when Davy was not XXXXX mischief or devising it ; but his first notable exploit occurred two days after his arrival , on Sunday morning ... a fine , warm day , as hazy and mild as September .
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