Mrs. Carter showed everybody the mark when the luckless John Henry went home on Sundays . All these things flashed through Anne 's mind as Mr. Harrison stood , quite speechless with wrath apparently , before her . In his most amiable mood Mr. Harrison could not have been considered a handsome man ; he was short and fat and bald ; and now , with his round face purple with rage and his prominent blue eyes almost sticking out of his head , Anne thought he was really the ugliest person she had ever seen . All at once Mr. Harrison found his voice . `` I 'm not going to put up with this , '' he spluttered , `` not a day longer , do you hear , miss . Bless my soul , this is the third time , miss ... the third time ! Patience has ceased to be a virtue , miss . I warned your aunt the last time not to let it occur again ... and she 's let it ... she 's done it ... what does she mean by it , that is what I want to know . That is what I 'm here about , miss . '' `` Will you explain what the trouble is ? '' asked Anne , in her most dignified manner . She had been practicing it considerably of late to have it in good working order when school began ; but it had no apparent effect on the irate J. A. Harrison . `` Trouble , is it ? Bless my soul , trouble enough , I should think . The trouble is , miss , that I found that Jersey cow of your aunt 's in my oats again , not half an hour ago . The third time , mark you . I found her in last Tuesday and I found her in yesterday . I came here and told your aunt not to let it occur again . She has let it occur again . Where 's your aunt , miss ?
I just want to see her for a minute and give her a piece of my mind ... a piece XXXXX J. A. Harrison 's mind , miss . ''
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