He used his own words to clothe the ideas he had found , and the result was a force and simplicity that struck home to our imaginations . Suddenly Sara Ray sprang to her feet with a scream -- a scream that changed into strange laughter . We all , preacher included , looked at her aghast . Cecily and Felicity sprang up and caught hold of her . Sara Ray was really in a bad fit of hysterics , but we knew nothing of such a thing in our experience , and we thought she had gone mad . She shrieked , cried , laughed , and flung herself about . `` She 's gone clean crazy , '' said Peter , coming down out of his pulpit with a very pale face . `` You 've frightened her crazy with your dreadful sermon , '' said Felicity indignantly . She and Cecily each took Sara by an arm and , half leading , half carrying , got her out of the orchard and up to the house . The rest of us looked at each other in terrified questioning . `` You 've made rather too much of an impression , Peter , '' said the Story Girl miserably . `` She need n't have got so scared . If she 'd only waited for the third head I 'd have showed her how easy it was to get clear of going to the bad place and go to heaven instead . But you girls are always in such a hurry , '' said Peter bitterly . `` Do you s ` pose they 'll have to take her to the asylum ? '' said Dan in a whisper . `` Hush , here 's your father , '' said Felix . Uncle Alec came striding down the orchard . We had never before seen Uncle Alec angry . But there was no doubt that he was very angry .
His blue eyes fairly blazed XXXXX us as he said , `` What have you been doing to frighten Sara Ray into such a condition ? ''
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