It sounded as if I was murdering him.

The people stared and stared, and I had to leave the church, overwhelmed with confusion." Mrs.Wood and Miss Laura laughed, and then they got talking about other matters that were not interesting to me, so I did not listen.

But I kept close to Miss Laura, for I was afraid that green thing might hurt her.

I wondered very much what its name was.

I don't think I should have feared it so much if I had known what it was.
"There's something the matter with Joe," said Miss Laura, when we got into the lane.