Mrs. Peter Sloane 's hired girl , Veronica , came to see Mary Joe last evening and I heard them talking in the kitchen as I was going through the hall . I heard Mary Joe say , ` Dat Paul , he is de queeres ' leetle boy . He talks dat queer . I tink dere 's someting wrong in his upper story . ' I could n't sleep last night for ever so long , thinking of it , and wondering if Mary Joe was right . I could n't bear to ask Grandma about it somehow , but I made up my mind I 'd ask you . I 'm so glad you think I 'm all right in my upper story . '' `` Of course you are . Mary Joe is a silly , ignorant girl , and you are never to worry about anything she says , '' said Anne indignantly , secretly resolving to give Mrs. Irving a discreet hint as to the advisability of restraining Mary Joe 's tongue . `` Well , that 's a weight off my mind , '' said Paul . `` I 'm perfectly happy now , teacher , thanks to you . It would n't be nice to have something wrong in your upper story , would it , teacher ? I suppose the reason Mary Joe imagines I have is because I tell her what I think about things sometimes . '' `` It is a rather dangerous practice , '' admitted Anne , out of the depths of her own experience . `` Well , by and by I 'll tell you the thoughts I told Mary Joe and you can see for yourself if there 's anything queer in them , '' said Paul , `` but I 'll wait till it begins to get dark . That is the time I ache to tell people things , and when nobody else is handy I just HAVE to tell Mary Joe . But after this I wo n't , if it makes her imagine I 'm wrong in my upper story . I 'll just ache and bear it . '' `` And if the ache gets too bad you can come up to Green Gables and tell me your thoughts , '' suggested Anne , with all the gravity that endeared her to children , who so dearly love to be taken seriously . `` Yes , I will .
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