Near the bottom of the stairs she caught her toe and fell the rest of the way , milk and eggs and all . You can imagine the result , Mrs. Dr. dear . But that child came up laughing . ' I do n't know whether I 'm myself or a custard pie , ' she said . And Mrs. James Millison was very angry . She said she would never take another thing to the manse if it was to be wasted and destroyed in that fashion . '' `` Maria Millison never hurt herself taking things to the manse , '' sniffed Miss Cornelia . `` She just took them that night as an excuse for curiosity . But poor Faith is always getting into scrapes . She is so heedless and impulsive . '' `` Just like me . I 'm going to like your Faith , '' said Anne decidedly . `` She is full of spunk -- and I do like spunk , Mrs. Dr. dear , '' admitted Susan . `` There 's something taking about her , '' conceded Miss Cornelia . `` You never see her but she 's laughing , and somehow it always makes you want to laugh too . She ca n't even keep a straight face in church . Una is ten -- she 's a sweet little thing -- not pretty , but sweet . And Thomas Carlyle is nine . They call him Carl , and he has a regular mania for collecting toads and bugs and frogs and bringing them into the house . '' `` I suppose he was responsible for the dead rat that was lying on a chair in the parlour the afternoon Mrs. Grant called .
It gave her a turn , '' said Susan , `` and I do not wonder , XXXXX manse parlours are no places for dead rats .
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