Anne had always a weather eye open for kindred spirits . Marilla Cuthbert was driving into the yard as Anne returned from the house , and the latter flew to get tea ready . They discussed the matter at the tea table . `` I 'll be glad when the auction is over , '' said Marilla . `` It is too much responsibility having so much stock about the place and nobody but that unreliable Martin to look after them . He has never come back yet and he promised that he would certainly be back last night if I 'd give him the day off to go to his aunt 's funeral . I do n't know how many aunts he has got , I am sure . That 's the fourth that 's died since he hired here a year ago . I 'll be more than thankful when the crop is in and Mr. Barry takes over the farm . We 'll have to keep Dolly shut up in the pen till Martin comes , for she must be put in the back pasture and the fences there have to be fixed . I declare , it is a world of trouble , as Rachel says . Here 's poor Mary Keith dying and what is to become of those two children of hers is more than I know . She has a brother in British Columbia and she has written to him about them , but she has n't heard from him yet . '' `` What are the children like ? How old are they ? '' `` Six past ... they 're twins . '' `` Oh , I 've always been especially interested in twins ever since Mrs. Hammond had so many , '' said Anne eagerly . `` Are they pretty ? '' `` Goodness , you could n't tell ... they were too dirty . Davy had been out making mud pies and Dora went out to call him in .
Davy pushed her headfirst XXXXX the biggest pie and then , because she cried , he got into it himself and wallowed in it to show her it was nothing to cry about .
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