He walked up to the house in a tumult of mingled feelings which he did not even then understand . He only realized that he felt bitterly hurt and grieved -- puzzled as well . What did it all mean ? He met Emily in the yard of Four Winds on her way to the spring and stopped her resolutely . `` Miss Oliver , '' he said bluntly , `` is Miss Lynde angry with me ? And why ? '' Emily looked at him piercingly . `` Have you no idea why ? '' she asked shortly . `` None in the world . '' She looked at him through and through a moment longer . Then , seeming satisfied with her scrutiny , she picked up her pail . `` Come down to the spring with me , '' she said . As soon as they were out of sight of the house , Emily began abruptly . `` If you do n't know why Lynde is acting so , I ca n't tell you , for I do n't know either . I do n't even know if she is angry . I only thought perhaps she was -- that you had done or said something to vex her -- plaguing her to go to church maybe . But if you did n't , it may not be anger at all . I do n't understand that girl . She 's been different ever since her mother died .
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