`` Why could n't I have mentioned the matter gently ? I daresay she has enough to trouble her . Confound those pigs ! '' * * * * * After that there was a time of calm . Evidently something had been done to Bobbles ' memory or perhaps Mrs. Hayden attended to the gate herself . At all events the pigs were not seen and Harrington 's garden blossomed like the rose . But Harrington himself was in a bad state . For one thing , wherever he looked he saw the mental picture of his neighbour 's tired , sweet face and the tears in her blue eyes . The original he never saw , which only made matters worse . He wondered what opinion she had of him and decided that she must think him a cross old bear . This worried him . He wished the pigs would break in again so that he might have a chance to show how forbearing he could be . One day he gathered a nice mess of tender young greens and sent them over to Mrs. Hayden by Mordecai . At first he had thought of sending her some flowers , but that seemed silly , and besides , Mordecai and flowers were incongruous . Mrs. Hayden sent back a very pretty message of thanks , whereat Harrington looked radiant and Mordecai , who could see through a stone wall as well as most people , went out to the barn and chuckled . `` Ef the little widder hai n't caught him ! Who 'd a-thought it ? '' The next day one adventurous pig found its way alone into the Harrington garden . Harrington saw it get in and at the same moment he saw Mrs. Hayden running through her orchard . She was in his yard by the time he got out .
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