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 with a trembling hand . `` Poor Ginger wo n't call you any more names , Anne , '' he said mournfully . Anne could never have imagined herself crying on Ginger 's account , but the tears came into her eyes . `` He was all the company I had , Anne ... and now he 's dead . Well , well , I 'm an old fool to care so much . I 'll let on I do n't care .
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