`` Who said ? Who are you talking about ? '' `` The peddler that was here this afternoon . I bought the dye from him . '' `` Anne Shirley , how often have I told you never to let one of those Italians in the house ! I do n't believe in encouraging them to come around at all . '' `` Oh , I did n't let him in the house . I remembered what you told me , and I went out , carefully shut the door , and looked at his things on the step . Besides , he was n't an Italian -- he was a German Jew . He had a big box full of very interesting things and he told me he was working hard to make enough money to bring his wife and children out from Germany . He spoke so feelingly about them that it touched my heart . I wanted to buy something from him to help him in such a worthy object . Then all at once I saw the bottle of hair dye . The peddler said it was warranted to dye any hair a beautiful raven black and would n't wash off . In a trice I saw myself with beautiful raven-black hair and the temptation was irresistible . But the price of the bottle was seventy-five cents and I had only fifty cents left out of my chicken money . I think the peddler had a very kind heart , for he said that , seeing it was me , he 'd sell it for fifty cents and that was just giving it away . So I bought it , and as soon as he had gone I came up here and applied it with an old hairbrush as the directions said . I used up the whole bottle , and oh , Marilla , when I saw the dreadful color it turned my hair I repented of being wicked , I can tell you . And I 've been repenting ever since . ''
`` Well , I hope you 'll repent to good purpose , '' said Marilla severely , `` and XXXXX you 've got your eyes opened to where your vanity has led you , Anne .
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