And Marilla did laugh , which showed how much her education had advanced since the adoption of Anne . But she sighed immediately afterwards . `` I suppose I should n't have told him that , although I heard a minister say it to a child once . But he did aggravate me so . It was that night you were at the Carmody concert and I was putting him to bed . He said he did n't see the good of praying until he got big enough to be of some importance to God . Anne , I do not know what we are going to do with that child . I never saw his beat . I 'm feeling clean discouraged . '' `` Oh , do n't say that , Marilla . Remember how bad I was when I came here . '' `` Anne , you never were bad ... NEVER . I see that now , when I 've learned what real badness is . You were always getting into terrible scrapes , I 'll admit , but your motive was always good . Davy is just bad from sheer love of it . '' `` Oh , no , I do n't think it is real badness with him either , '' pleaded Anne . `` It 's just mischief . And it is rather quiet for him here , you know . He has no other boys to play with and his mind has to have something to occupy it . Dora is so prim and proper she is no good for a boy 's playmate .
I really think it would be better to let them go XXXXX school , Marilla . ''
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