I went down today on purpose to see her have one but the mean old thing would n't take a fit and just kept healthy as healthy , though Milty and me hung round all the afternoon and waited . But never mind '' ... Davy brightened up as the insidious comfort of the plum jam stole into his soul ... `` maybe I 'll see her in one sometime yet . It does n't seem likely she 'd stop having them all at once when she 's been so in the habit of it , does it ? This jam is awful nice . '' Davy had no sorrows that plum jam could not cure . Sunday proved so rainy that there was no stirring abroad ; but by Monday everybody had heard some version of the Harrison story . The school buzzed with it and Davy came home , full of information . `` Marilla , Mr. Harrison has a new wife ... well , not ezackly new , but they 've stopped being married for quite a spell , Milty says . I always s ` posed people had to keep on being married once they 'd begun , but Milty says no , there 's ways of stopping if you ca n't agree . Milty says one way is just to start off and leave your wife , and that 's what Mr. Harrison did . Milty says Mr. Harrison left his wife because she throwed things at him ... HARD things ... and Arty Sloane says it was because she would n't let him smoke , and Ned Clay says it was 'cause she never let up scolding him . I would n't leave MY wife for anything like that . I 'd just put my foot down and say , ` Mrs. Davy , you 've just got to do what 'll please ME 'cause I 'm a MAN . ' THAT 'D settle her pretty quick I guess . But Annetta Clay says SHE left HIM because he would n't scrape his boots at the door and she does n't blame her . I 'm going right over to Mr. Harrison 's this minute to see what she 's like . '' Davy soon returned , somewhat cast down . `` Mrs. Harrison was away ... she 's gone to Carmody with Mrs. Rachel Lynde to get new paper for the parlor . And Mr. Harrison said to tell Anne to go over and see him 'cause he wants to have a talk with her . And say , the floor is scrubbed , and Mr. Harrison is shaved , though there was n't any preaching yesterday . ''
The Harrison kitchen wore a very unfamiliar look XXXXX Anne .
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