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     David was left at the Holly farmhouse�察�though Simeon Holly mentally 

declared that he should lose no time in looking about for some one to take 

the boy away。 

     On that first day Higgins�察�picking up the reins preparatory to driving 

from the yard�察�had said�察�with a nod of his head toward David�此                     �Well�察�

how about it�察�Holly�拭�Shall we leave him here till we find somebody that 

wants him�拭─�

     ;Why�察  �yyes�察  �I   suppose   so�察─  �hesitated   Simeon   Holly�察  �with   uncordial 

accent。 

     But his wife�察�hovering in the background�察�hastened forward at once。 

     ;Oh�察�yes�察�yes�察�indeed�察─�she urged。 ;I'm sure hehe won't be a mite of 

trouble�察�Simeon。; 

     ;Perhaps   not�察─  �conceded   Simeon   Holly   darkly。   ;Neither�察  �it   is   safe   to 

say�察�will he be anything elseworth anything。; 

     ;That's it exactly�察─�spoke up Streeter�察�from his seat in the wagon。 ;If I 

thought he'd be worth his salt�察�now�察�I'd take him myself�察�butwell�察�look at 

him this minute�察─�he finished�察�with a disdainful shrug。 

     David�察�on the lowest step�察�was very evidently not hearing a word of 

what   was   being   said。   With   his   sensitive   face   illumined�察  �he   was   again 

poring over his father's letter。 

     Something in the sudden quiet cut through his absorption as the noisy 

hum of voices had not been able to do�察�and he raised his head。 His eyes 

were starlike。 

     ;I'm  so   glad   father   told  me   what   to   do�察─  �he   breathed。   ;It'll   be   easier 

now。; 

     Receiving   no   answer   from   the   somewhat   awkwardly   silent   men�察  �he 

went on�察�as if in explanation�此�

     ;You know he's waiting for mein the far country�察�I mean。 He said he 

was。   And   when   you've   got   somebody   waiting�察  �you   don't   mind   staying 

behind   yourself   for   a   little   while。   Besides�察  �I've   GOT   to   stay   to   find   out 

about the beautiful world�察�you know�察�so I can tell him�察�when _I_ go。 That's 

the way I used to do back home on the mountain�察�you see��tell him about 



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things。 Lots of days we'd go to walk�察�then�察�when we got home�察�he'd have 

me tell him�察�with my violin�察�what I'd seen。 And now he says I'm to stay 

here。; 

     ;Here� ─�It was the quick�察�stern voice of Simeon Holly。 

     ;Yes�察─  �nodded   David   earnestly�察   �to   learn   about   the   beautiful   world。 

Don't   you   remember�拭�And   he   said   I   was   not   to   want   to   go   back   to   my 

mountains�察�that I would not need to�察�anyway�察�because the mountains�察�and 

the sky�察�and the birds and squirrels and brooks are really in my violin�察�you 

know。   And;       But    with   an  angry   frown    Simeon   Holly   stalked      away�察�

motioning   Larson   to   follow   him�察  �and   with   a   merry   glance   and   a   low 

chuckle     Higgins     turned   his  horse    about   and   drove    from   the   yard。   A 

moment       later  David    found    himself    alone   with   Mrs。    Holly�察  �who    was 

looking at him with wistful�察�though slightly fearful eyes。 

     ;Did    you    have   all  the  breakfast    you   wanted�拭─    �she   asked    timidly�察�

resorting�察�as she had resorted the night before�察�to the everyday things of 

her world in the hope that they might make this strange little boy seem less 

wild�察�and more nearly human。 

     ;Oh�察�yes�察�thank you。; David's eyes had strayed back to the note in his 

hand。 Suddenly he looked up�察�a new something in his eyes。 ;What is it to 

be aa tramp�拭─�he asked。 ;Those men said daddy and I were tramps。; 

     ;A tramp�拭�Oherwhy�察�just aa tramp�察─�stammered Mrs。 Holly。 ;But 

never mind that�察�David。 II wouldn't think any more about it。; 

     ;But what is a tramp�拭─�persisted David�察�a smouldering fire beginning 

to show in his eyes。 ;Because if they meant THIEVES; 

     ;No�察   �no�察  �David�察─   �interrupted    Mrs。    Holly    soothingly。    ;They    never 

meant thieves at all。; 

     ;Then�察�what is it to be a tramp�拭─�

     ;Why�察�it's just toto tramp�察─�explained Mrs。 Holly desperately�察�walk 

along the road from one town to another�察�andand not live in a house at 

all。; 

     ;Oh� ─  �David's   face   cleared。   ;That's   all   right�察  �then。   I'd   love   to   be   a 

tramp�察�and so'd father。 And we were tramps�察�sometimes�察�too�察�'cause lots of 



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times�察�in the summer�察�we didn't stay in the cabin hardly anyjust lived out 

of doors all day and all night。 Why�察�I never knew really what the pine trees 

were saying till I heard them at night�察�lying under them。 You know what I 

mean。 You've heard them�察�haven't you�拭─�

     ;At night�拭�Pine trees�拭─�stammered Mrs。 Holly helplessly。 

     ;Yes。 Oh�察�haven't you ever heard them at night�拭─�cried the boy�察�in his 

voice   a   very   genuine   sympathy   as   for   a   grievous   loss。   ;Why�察  �then�察  �if 

you've   only   heard   them   daytimes�察  �you   don't   know   a   bit   what   pine   trees 

really are。 But I can tell you。 Listen� �This is what they say�察─�finished the 

boy�察  �whipping   his   violin   from   its   case�察  �and�察  �after   a   swift   testing   of   the 

strings�察�plunging into a weird�察�haunting little melody。 

     In    the   doorway�察    �Mrs。    Holly�察   �bewildered�察     �yet   bewitched�察    �stood 

motionless�察     �her   eyes    half´fearfully�察   �half´longingly      fixed   on    David's 

glorified face。 She was still in the same position when Simeon Holly came 

around the corner of the house。 

     ;Well�察   �Ellen�察─  �he   began�察  �with    quiet  scorn�察  �after   a  moment's     stern 

watching   of   the   scene   before   him�察   �have   you   nothing   better   to   do   this 

morning than to listen to this minstrel fellow�拭─�

     ;Oh�察  �Simeon�   �Why�察  �yes�察  �of   course。   II   forgotwhat   I   was   doing�察─�

faltered Mrs。 Holly�察�flushing guiltily from neck to brow as she turned and 

hurried into the house。 

     David�察�on the porch steps�察�seemed to have heard nothing。 He was still 

playing�察�his rapt gaze on the distant sky´line�察�when Simeon Holly turned 

upon him with disapproving eyes。 

     ;See here�察�boy�察�can't you do anything but fiddle�拭─�he demanded。 Then�察�

as David still continued to play�察�he added sharply�此              �Did n't you hear me�察�

boy�拭─�

     The music stopped abruptly。 David looked up with the slightly dazed 

air of one who has been summoned as from another world。 

     ;Did you speak to me�察�sir�拭─�he asked。 

     ;I didtwice。 I asked if you never did anything but play that fiddle。; 

     ;You mean at home�拭─�David's face expressed mild wonder without a 



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trace of anger or resentment。 ;Why�察�yes�察�of course。 I couldn't play ALL the 

time�察�you know。 I had to eat and sleep and study my books�察�and every day 

we went to walklike tramps�察�as you call them�察─�he elucidated�察�his  face 

brightening with obvious delight at being able�察�for once�察�to explain matters 

in terms that he felt sure would be understood。 

     ;Tramps�察  �indeed� ─  �muttered   Simeon   Holly�察  �under   his   breath。   Then�察�

sharply�此 �Did you never  perform any useful labor�察 �boy�拭�Were your   days 

always spent in this ungodly idleness�拭─�

     Again David frowned in mild wonder。 

     ;Oh�察�I wasn't idle�察�sir。 Father said I must never be that。 He said every 

instrument was needed in the great Orchestra of Life�察�and that I was one�察�

you know�察�even if I was only a little boy。 And he said if I kept still and 

didn't do my part�察�the harmony wouldn't be complete�察�and; 

     ;Yes�察 �yes�察  �but never   mind   that   now�察 �boy�察─  �interrupted   Simeon   Holly�察�

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