"We sent word to Mrs.Spencer to bring a boy." "Well, she didn't.

She brought HER.

I asked the station-master.

And I had to bring her home.

She couldn't be left there, no matter where the mistake had come in." "Well, this is a pretty piece of business!" ejaculated Marilla.
During this dialogue the child had remained silent, her eyes roving from one to the other, all the animation fading out of her face.