out of the lane into the backyard of Green Gables .
Stretchingstretchforth the official staff in his left hand , he laidlayhis right upon the shoulder of a young woman , whom he thus drewdrawforward , until , on the threshold of the prison-door , she repelledrepelhim , by an actionactionmarked with natural dignity and force of character , and steppedstepinto the open air as if by her own free will .
This little boy steppedstepforward and carefully selectedselectthree of the coveted fragments , two of which he buriedburyin the pocket of his knickerbockers , depositingdepositthe other as promptly in another place .
With night at hand and a rain-storm brewingbrew, he did not head for his own camp , some miles distant , but directed his stepssteptoward an old log cabin .