In his most amiable mood Mr. Harrison could not have been considered a handsome man ; he was short and fat and bald ; and now , with his round face purple with rage and his prominent blue eyes almost sticking out of his head , Anne thought he was really the ugliest person she had ever seen . All at once Mr. Harrison found his voice . `` I 'm not going to put up with this , '' he spluttered , `` not a day longer , do you hear , miss . Bless my soul , this is the third time , miss ... the third time ! Patience has ceased to be a virtue , miss . I warned your aunt the last time not to let it occur again ... and she 's let it ... she 's done it ... what does she mean by it , that is what I want to know . That is what I 'm here about , miss . '' `` Will you explain what the trouble is ? '' asked Anne , in her most dignified manner . She had been practicing it considerably of late to have it in good working order when school began ; but it had no apparent effect on the irate J. A. Harrison . `` Trouble , is it ? Bless my soul , trouble enough , I should think . The trouble is , miss , that I found that Jersey cow of your aunt 's in my oats again , not half an hour ago . The third time , mark you . I found her in last Tuesday and I found her in yesterday . I came here and told your aunt not to let it occur again . She has let it occur again . Where 's your aunt , miss ? I just want to see her for a minute and give her a piece of my mind ... a piece of J. A. Harrison 's mind , miss . '' `` If you mean Miss Marilla Cuthbert , she is not my aunt , and she has gone down to East Grafton to see a distant relative of hers who is very ill , '' said Anne , with due increase of dignity at every word .
`` I am very sorry that my cow should have broken into your oats ... she is my cow and not Miss Cuthbert 's ... Matthew gave her XXXXX me three years ago when she was a little calf and he bought her from Mr. Bell . ''
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