After all , perhaps it would have been better to have gone to Sunday School and church . Mrs. Lynde might be bossy ; but there was always a box of cookies in her kitchen cupboard and she was not stingy . At this inconvenient moment Davy remembered that when he had torn his new school pants the week before , Mrs. Lynde had mended them beautifully and never said a word to Marilla about them . But Davy 's cup of iniquity was not yet full . He was to discover that one sin demands another to cover it . They had dinner with Mrs. Lynde that day , and the first thing she asked Davy was , `` Were all your class in Sunday School today ? '' `` Yes 'm , '' said Davy with a gulp . `` All were there -- ` cept one . '' `` Did you say your Golden Text and catechism ? '' `` Yes 'm . '' `` Did you put your collection in ? '' `` Yes 'm . '' `` Was Mrs. Malcolm MacPherson in church ? '' `` I do n't know . '' This , at least , was the truth , thought wretched Davy . `` Was the Ladies ' Aid announced for next week ? '' `` Yes 'm '' -- quakingly . `` Was prayer-meeting ? '' `` I -- I do n't know . '' `` YOU should know .
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