But Mr. Harrison opened it , smiling sheepishly , and invited her to enter in a tone quite mild and friendly , if somewhat nervous . He had laid aside his pipe and donned his coat ; he offered Anne a very dusty chair very politely , and her reception would have passed off pleasantly enough if it had not been for the telltale of a parrot who was peering through the bars of his cage with wicked golden eyes . No sooner had Anne seated herself than Ginger exclaimed , `` Bless my soul , what 's that redheaded snippet coming here for ? '' It would be hard to say whose face was the redder , Mr. Harrison 's or Anne 's . `` Do n't you mind that parrot , '' said Mr. Harrison , casting a furious glance at Ginger . `` He 's ... he 's always talking nonsense . I got him from my brother who was a sailor . Sailors do n't always use the choicest language , and parrots are very imitative birds . '' `` So I should think , '' said poor Anne , the remembrance of her errand quelling her resentment . She could n't afford to snub Mr. Harrison under the circumstances , that was certain . When you had just sold a man 's Jersey cow offhand , without his knowledge or consent you must not mind if his parrot repeated uncomplimentary things . Nevertheless , the `` redheaded snippet '' was not quite so meek as she might otherwise have been . `` I 've come to confess something to you , Mr. Harrison , '' she said resolutely . `` It 's ... it 's about ... that Jersey cow . '' `` Bless my soul , '' exclaimed Mr. Harrison nervously , `` has she gone and broken into my oats again ? Well , never mind ... never mind if she has . It 's no difference ... none at all , I ... I was too hasty yesterday , that 's a fact . Never mind if she has . '' `` Oh , if it were only that , '' sighed Anne . `` But it 's ten times worse .
I do n't ... '' `` Bless my soul , do you mean XXXXX say she 's got into my wheat ? ''
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