Mrs. Lynde always told me I would do something dreadful some day , and now I 've done it ! '' `` Anne , you are the most exasperating girl ! WHAT is it you 've done ? '' `` Sold Mr. Harrison 's Jersey cow ... the one he bought from Mr. Bell ... to Mr. Shearer ! Dolly is out in the milking pen this very minute . '' `` Anne Shirley , are you dreaming ? '' `` I only wish I were . There 's no dream about it , though it 's very like a nightmare . And Mr. Harrison 's cow is in Charlottetown by this time . Oh , Marilla , I thought I 'd finished getting into scrapes , and here I am in the very worst one I ever was in in my life . What can I do ? '' `` Do ? There 's nothing to do , child , except go and see Mr. Harrison about it . We can offer him our Jersey in exchange if he does n't want to take the money . She is just as good as his . '' `` I 'm sure he 'll be awfully cross and disagreeable about it , though , '' moaned Anne . `` I daresay he will . He seems to be an irritable sort of a man . I 'll go and explain to him if you like . '' `` No , indeed , I 'm not as mean as that , '' exclaimed Anne .
`` This is all my fault and I 'm certainly not going XXXXX let you take my punishment .
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