Chapter 10 - 12: Davy in Search of a Sensation, Facts and Fancies, A Jonah Day Summary

Arriving home from school one day, Anne finds Marilla in a panic because Dora is missing. They search everywhere for her with no result. Davy swears he hasn't seen her since lunch, though he seems amused by their efforts to find her. Anne goes to Mr. Harrison's to look for her and finds Dora locked in a tool shed. Dora explains that Davy locked her in. Anne is devastated that Davy blatantly lied to her and Marilla, a much more serious and intentionally malicious crime than his usual mischief. When she rebukes him for his behavior, Davy is horrified that he has upset Anne. He claims he never knew lying was wrong, and only thought the whole...