We 'll hear of terrible destruction , you may be sure . '' `` I do hope none of the children were caught out in it , '' murmured Anne anxiously . As it was discovered later , none of the children had been , since all those who had any distance to go had taken Mr. Andrews ' excellent advice and sought refuge at the post office . `` There comes John Henry Carter , '' said Marilla . John Henry came wading through the hailstones with a rather scared grin . `` Oh , ai n't this awful , Miss Cuthbert ? Mr. Harrison sent me over to see if yous had come out all right . '' `` We 're none of us killed , '' said Marilla grimly , `` and none of the buildings was struck . I hope you got off equally well . '' `` Yas 'm . Not quite so well , ma'am . We was struck . The lightning knocked over the kitchen chimbly and come down the flue and knocked over Ginger 's cage and tore a hole in the floor and went into the sullar . Yas 'm . '' `` Was Ginger hurt ? '' queried Anne . `` Yas 'm . He was hurt pretty bad . He was killed . '' Later on Anne went over to comfort Mr. Harrison .
She found him sitting by the table , stroking Ginger 's gay dead body XXXXX a trembling hand .
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