I hope their uncle will look after them . Just what relation is Mrs. Keith to you ? '' `` Mary ? None in the world . It was her husband ... he was our third cousin . There 's Mrs. Lynde coming through the yard . I thought she 'd be up to hear about Mary . '' `` Do n't tell her about Mr. Harrison and the cow , '' implored Anne . Marilla promised ; but the promise was quite unnecessary , for Mrs. Lynde was no sooner fairly seated than she said , `` I saw Mr. Harrison chasing your Jersey out of his oats today when I was coming home from Carmody . I thought he looked pretty mad . Did he make much of a rumpus ? '' Anne and Marilla furtively exchanged amused smiles . Few things in Avonlea ever escaped Mrs. Lynde . It was only that morning Anne had said , `` If you went to your own room at midnight , locked the door , pulled down the blind , and SNEEZED , Mrs. Lynde would ask you the next day how your cold was ! '' `` I believe he did , '' admitted Marilla . `` I was away . He gave Anne a piece of his mind . '' `` I think he is a very disagreeable man , '' said Anne , with a resentful toss of her ruddy head . `` You never said a truer word , '' said Mrs. Rachel solemnly . `` I knew there 'd be trouble when Robert Bell sold his place to a New Brunswick man , that 's what .
I do n't know what Avonlea is coming to , XXXXX so many strange people rushing into it .
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