`` Well , do n't let 's think of what is n't , '' said Faith . `` After all , there 's lots of fun in being alive . You would n't have toothache if you were dead , but still , would n't you lots rather be alive than dead ? I would , a hundred times . Oh , here 's Dan Reese . He 's been down to the harbour for fish . '' `` I hate Dan Reese , '' said Walter . `` So do I. All us girls do . I 'm just going to walk past and never take the least notice of him . You watch me ! '' Faith accordingly stalked past Dan with her chin out and an expression of scorn that bit into his soul . He turned and shouted after her . `` Pig-girl ! Pig-girl !! Pig-girl !!! '' in a crescendo of insult . Faith walked on , seemingly oblivious . But her lip trembled slightly with a sense of outrage . She knew she was no match for Dan Reese when it came to an exchange of epithets . She wished Jem Blythe had been with her instead of Walter .
If Dan Reese had dared to call her a pig-girl XXXXX Jem 's hearing , Jem would have wiped up the dust with him .
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