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

with harsh impatience。 ;I mean�察�did he never set you to workreal work�拭─�

     ;Work�拭─�David meditated again。 Then suddenly his face cleared。 ;Oh�察�

yes�察�sir�察�he said I had a beautiful work to do�察�and that it was waiting for me 

out in the world。 That's why we came down from the mountain�察�you know�察�

to find it。 Is that what you mean�拭─�

     ;Well�察�no�察─�retorted the man�察 �I can't say that it was。 I was referring to 

workreal work about the house。 Did you never do any of that�拭─�

     David gave a relieved laugh。 

     ;Oh�察�you mean getting the meals and tidying up the house�察─�he replied。 

;Oh�察�yes�察�I did that with father�察�only;his face grew wistful;I'm afraid I 

didn't do it very well。 My bacon was never as nice and crisp as father's�察�

and   the   fire   was   always   spoiling   my   potatoes。;    ;Humph�   �bacon   and 

potatoes�察�indeed� ─�scorned Simeon Holly。 ;Well�察�boy�察�we call that women's 

work down here。 We set men to something else。 Do you see that woodpile 

by the shed door�拭─�

     ;Yes�察�sir。; 

     ;Very   good。   In   the   kitchen   you'll   find   an   empty   woodbox。   Do   you 

think you could fill it with wood from that woodpile�拭�You'll find plenty of 



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short�察�small sticks already chopped。; 

     ;Oh�察�yes�察�sir�察�I'd like to�察─�nodded David�察�hastily but carefully tucking 

his violin into its case。 A minute later he had attacked the woodpile with a 

will�察�and Simeon Holly�察�after a sharply watchful glance�察�had turned away。 

     But   the   woodbox�察  �after   all�察  �was   not   filled。 At   least�察 �it   was   not   filled 

immediately。 for at the very beginning of gathering the second armful of 

wood�察�David picked up a stick that had long lain in one position on  the 

ground�察  �thereby   disclosing   sundry   and   diverse   crawling   things   of   many 

legs�察�which filled David's soul with delight�察�and drove away every thought 

of the empty woodbox。 

     It was only a matter of some strength and more patience�察�and still more 

time�察�to overturn other and bigger sticks�察�to find other and bigger of the 

many´legged�察�many´jointed creatures。 One�察�indeed�察�was so very wonderful 

that   David�察 �with   a  whoop of   glee�察�summoned   Mrs。   Holly  from  the   shed 

doorway to come and see。 

     So urgent   was his   plea that   Mrs。 Holly  came with   hurried   stepsbut 

she went away with steps even more hurried�察�and David�察�sitting back on 

his woodpile seat�察�was left to wonder why she should scream and shudder 

and say ;Ugh´h´h� ─�at such a beautiful�察�interesting thing as was this little 

creature who lived in her woodpile。 

     Even then David did not think of that empty woodbox waiting behind 

the kitchen stove。 This time it was a butterfly�察�a big black butterfly banded 

with gold�察�and it danced and fluttered all through the back yard and out 

into the garden�察�David delightedly following with soft´treading steps�察�and 

movements   that   would   not   startle。   From   the   garden   to   the   orchard�察  �and 

from the orchard back to the garden danced the butterflyand David�察�and 

in the garden�察�near the house�察�David came upon Mrs。 Holly's pansy´bed。 

Even the butterfly was forgotten then�察�for down in the path by the pansy´ 

bed David dropped to his knees in veritable worship。 

     ;Why�察�you're just like little people�察─�he cried softly。 ;You've got faces�察�

and some of you are happy�察�and some of you are sad。 And youyou big 

spotted yellow oneyou're laughing at me。 Oh�察�I'm going to play youall 



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of   you。   You'll   make   such   a   pretty   song�察  �you're   so   different   from   each 

other� ─�And   David   leaped   lightly   to   his   feet   and   ran   around   to   the   side 

porch for his violin。 

     Five minutes later�察�Simeon Holly�察�coming into the kitchen�察�heard the 

sound of a violin through the open window。 At the same moment his eyes 

fell on the woodbox�察�empty save for a few small sticks at the bottom。 With 

an angry frown he strode through the outer door and around the corner of 

the house to the garden。 At once then he came upon David�察�sitting Turk´ 

fashion   in   the   middle  of the   path   before  the  pansy´bed�察 �his   violin   at   his 

chin�察�and his whole face aglow。 

     ;Well�察�boy�察�is this the way you fill the woodbox�拭─�demanded the man 

crisply。 

     David shook his head。 

     ;Oh�察�no�察�sir�察�this isn't filling the woodbox�察─�he laughed�察�softening his 

music�察�but not stopping it。 ;Did you think that was what I was playing�拭�It's 

the flowers here that I'm playingthe little faces�察�like people�察�you know。 

See�察  �this   is   that   big   yellow   one   over   there   that's   laughing�察─  �he   finished�察�

letting the music under his fingers burst into a gay little melody。 

     Simeon   Holly   raised   an   imperious   hand�察  �and   at   the   gesture   David 

stopped his melody in the middle of a run�察�his eyes flying wide open in 

plain wonderment。 

     ;You meanI'm not playingright�拭─�he asked。 

     ;I'm not talking of your playing�察─�retorted Simeon Holly severely。 ;I'm 

talking of that woodbox I asked you to fill。; 

     David's face cleared。 

     ;Oh�察  �yes�察  �sir。   I'll   go   and   do   it�察─  �he   nodded�察  �getting   cheerfully   to   his 

feet。 

     ;But I told you to do it before。; 

     David's eyes grew puzzled again。 

     ;I know�察�sir�察�and I started to�察─�he answered�察�with the obvious patience 

of one who finds himself obliged to explain what should be a self´evident 

fact�察 �but I   saw so many  beautiful things�察  �one after another�察  �and when   I 



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found these funny little flower´people I just had to play them。 Don't you 

see�拭─�

     ;No�察   �I  can't  say   that  I  do�察  �when    I'd  already   told   you   to  fill  the 

woodbox�察─�rejoined the man�察�with uncompromising coldness。 

     ;You meaneven then that I ought to have filled the woodbox first�拭─�

     ;I certainly do。; 

     David's eyes flew wide open again。 

     ;But my songI'd have lost it� ─�he exclaimed。 ;And father said always 

when a song came to me to play it at once。 Songs are like the mists of the 

morning and the rainbows�察�you know�察�and they don't stay with you long。 

You just have to catch them quick�察�before they go。 Now�察�don't you see�拭─�

     But   Simeon   Holly�察  �with   a   despairingly   scornful   gesture�察  �had   turned 

away�察    �and   David�察   �after  a  moment's      following    him   with    wistful   eyes�察�

soberly     walked     toward    the   kitchen   door。   Two     minutes    later  he   was 

industriously working at his task of filling the woodbox。 

     That for David the affair was not satisfactorily settled was evidenced 

by   his   thoughtful   countenance   and   preoccupied   air�察  �however�察  �nor   were 

matters   helped   any   by   the   question   David   put   to   Mr。   Holly   just   before 

dinner。 

     ;Do you mean�察─�he asked�察 �that because I didn't fill the woodbox right 

away�察�I was being a discord�拭─�

     ;You were what�拭─�demanded the amazed Simeon Holly。 

     ;Being   a   discordplaying   out   of   tune�察  �you   know�察─  �explained   David�察�

with    patient   earnestness。    ;Father    said;   But   again   Simeon     Holly   had 

turned irritably away�察�and David was left with his perplexed questions still 

unanswered。 



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                              CHAPTER VI 



               NUISANCES�察�NECESSARY 

                    AND OTHERWISE 



 

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