He insists on that . '' `` You bet , '' said Davy , as they went along the hall . `` I want somebody to say my prayers to again . It 's no fun saying them alone . '' `` You do n't say them alone , Davy . God is always with you to hear you . '' `` Well , I ca n't see Him , '' objected Davy . `` I want to pray to somebody I can see , but I WO N'T say them to Mrs. Lynde or Marilla , there now ! '' Nevertheless , when Davy was garbed in his gray flannel nighty , he did not seem in a hurry to begin . He stood before Anne , shuffling one bare foot over the other , and looked undecided . `` Come , dear , kneel down , '' said Anne . Davy came and buried his head in Anne 's lap , but he did not kneel down . `` Anne , '' he said in a muffled voice . `` I do n't feel like praying after all . I have n't felt like it for a week now . I -- I DID N'T pray last night nor the night before . '' `` Why not , Davy ? '' asked Anne gently . `` You -- you wo n't be mad if I tell you ? '' implored Davy .
Anne lifted the little gray-flannelled body XXXXX her knee and cuddled his head on her arm .
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