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husband's   brother。   She   came   in   on   the   train   this   morning。   Her   husband 

stopped off a minute somewhere�察�she says�察�and got left behind。 He could 

talk   English�察  �but   she   can't。   She's   only   been   in   this   country   a   week。   She 

came from France。; 

     ;Gorry� �Won't ye listen ter that�察�now�拭─�cried Perry Larson admiringly。 

;Reads her just like a book�察�don't he�拭�There's a French family over in West 

Hinsdaletwo of 'em�察�I think。 What'll ye bet 't ain't one o' them�拭─�

     ;Very likely�察─�acceded Simeon Holly�察�his eyes bent disapprovingly on 

David's   face。   It   was   plain   to   be   seen   that   Simeon   Holly's   attention   was 

occupied by David�察�not the woman。 

     ;An'�察  �say�察  �Mr。   Holly�察─  �resumed   Perry   Larson�察  �a   little   excitedly�察   �you 

know I was goin' over ter West Hinsdale in a day or two ter see Harlow 

about   them  steers。 Why  can't   I  go   this   afternoon   an'  tote   her  an' the  kid 

along�拭─�

     ;Very   well�察─  �nodded   Simeon   Holly   curtly�察  �his   eyes   still   on   David's 

face。 

     Perry Larson turned to the woman�察�and by a flourish of his arms and a 

jumble of broken English attempted to make her understand that he was to 

take   her   where   she   undoubtedly   wished   to   go。   The   woman   still   looked 

uncomprehending�察         �however�察    �and   David    promptly     came     to  the  rescue�察�

saying     a  few    rapid   words    that  quickly    brought     a  flood   of  delighted 

understanding to the woman's face。 

     ;Can't you ask her if she's hungry�拭─�ventured Mrs。 Holly�察�then。 

     ;She says no�察�thank you�察─�translated David�察�with a smile�察�when he had 

received his answer。 ;But the boy says he is�察�if you please。; 

     ;Then�察    �tell  them    to  come    into   the  kitchen�察─   �directed    Mrs。   Holly�察�

hurrying into the house。 

     ;So you're French�察�are you�拭─�said Simeon Holly to David。 

     ;French�拭�Oh�察�no�察�sir�察─�smiled David�察�proudly。 ;I'm an American。 Father 

said I was。 He said I was born in this country。; 



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     ;But how comes it you can speak French like that�拭─�

     ;Why�察     �I  learned    it。;  Then�察   �divining    that   his   words    were    still 

unconvincing�察�he added�此 �Same as I learned German and other things with 

father�察�out of books�察�you know。 Didn't you learn French when you were a 

little boy�拭─�

     ;Humph� ─�vouchsafed Simeon Holly�察�stalking away without answering 

the question。 

     Immediately   after   dinner   Perry   Larson   drove   away   with   the   woman 

and   the   little   boy。 The   woman's   face   was   wreathed   with smiles�察  �and   her 

last adoring glance was for David�察�waving his hand to her from the porch 

steps。 

     In   the   afternoon   David   took   his   violin   and   went   off   toward   the   hill 

behind the house for a walk。 He had asked Mrs。 Holly to accompany him�察�

but she had refused�察�though she was not sweeping or dusting at the time。 

She was doing nothing more important�察�apparently�察�than making holes in a 

piece of white cloth�察�and sewing them up again with a needle and thread。 

     David had then asked Mr。 Holly to go�察�but his refusal was even more 

strangely impatient than his wife's had been。 

     ;And why�察�pray�察�should I go for a useless walk nowor any time�察�for 

that matter�拭─�he demanded sharply。 

     David had shrunk back unconsciously�察�though he had still smiled。 

     ;Oh�察  �but   it   wouldn't   be   a   useless   walk�察  �sir。   Father   said   nothing   was 

useless that helped to keep us in tune�察�you know。; 

     ;In tune� ─�

     ;I mean�察�you looked as father used to look sometimes�察�when he felt out 

of tune。 And he always said there was nothing like a walk to put him back 

again。 II was feeling a little out of tune myself to´day�察�and I thought�察�by 

the way you looked�察�that you were�察�too。            So I asked you to go to walk。; 

     ;Humph�        �Well�察   �IThat    will    do�察  �boy。    No    impertinence�察     �you 

understand� ─�And he had turned away in very obvious anger。 

     David�察�with a puzzled sorrow in his heart had started alone then�察�on his 

walk。 



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                             CHAPTER VII 



           ;YOU'RE WANTEDYOU'RE 

                             WANTED� ─�



       It  was  Saturday    night�察 �and  the  end   of  David's   third  day   at  the 

farmhouse。 Upstairs�察�in the hot little room over the kitchen�察�the boy knelt 

at   the  window    and   tried  to  find  a  breath  of  cool  air  from  the  hills。 

Downstairs on the porch Simeon Holly and his wife discussed the events 

of the past few days�察�and talked of what should be done with David。 

    ;But what shall we do with him�拭─�moaned Mrs。 Holly at last�察�breaking 

a long silence that had fallen between them。 ;What can we do with him�拭�

Doesn't anybody want him�拭─�

    ;No�察�of course�察�nobody wants him�察─�retorted her husband relentlessly。 

    And at the words a small figure in a yellow´white nightshirt stopped 

short。 David�察�violin in hand�察�had fled from the little hot room�察�and stood 

now just inside the kitchen door。 

    ;Who   can   want   a   child   that   has   been   brought   up   in   that   heathenish 

fashion�拭─�continued Simeon Holly。 ;According to his own story�察�even his 

father did nothing but play the fiddle and tramp through the woods day in 

and day  out�察 �with   an   occasional   trip   to   the  mountain village  to   get   food 

and clothing when they had absolutely nothing to eat and wear。 Of course 

nobody wants him� ─�

    David�察�at the kitchen door�察�caught his breath chokingly。 Then he sped 

across   the   floor   to   the   back   hall�察  �and   on   through   the   long   sheds   to   the 

hayloft in the barnthe place where his father seemed always nearest。 

    David   was   frightened   and   heartsick。   NOBODY  WANTED   HIM。   He 

had heard it with his own ears�察�so there was no mistake。 What now about 



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all those long days and nights ahead before he might go�察�violin in hand�察�to 

meet his father in that far´away country�拭�How was he to live those days 

and nights if nobody wanted him�拭�How was his violin to speak in a voice 

that was true and pure and full�察�and tell of the beautiful world�察�as his father 

had said that it must do�拭�David quite cried aloud at the thought。 Then he 

thought   of   something   else   that   his   father   had   said�此   �Remember   this�察  �my 

boy��in your violin lie all the things you long for。 You have only to play�察�

and the broad skies of your mountain home will be over you�察�and the dear 

friends   and   comrades   of   your   mountain   forests   will   be   all   about   you。; 

With   a   quick   cry   David   raised   his   violin   and   drew   the   bow   across   the 

strings。 

     Back on the porch at that moment Mrs。 Holly was saying�此�

     ;Of   course   there's    the   orphan   asylum�察    �or   maybe   the   poorhouseif 

they'd take him�察�butSimeon�察─�she broke off sharply�察 �where's that child 

playing now�拭─�

     Simeon listened with intent ears。 

     ;In the barn�察�I should say。; 

     ;But he'd gone to bed� ─�

     ;And he'll go to bed again�察─�asserted Simeon Holly grimly�察�as he rose 

to his feet and stalked across the moonlit yard to the barn。 

     As before�察�Mrs。 Holly followed him�察�and as before�察�both involuntarily 

paused just inside the barn door to listen。 No runs and trills and rollicking 

bits of melody floated down the stairway to´night。 The notes were long´ 

drawn�察�and plaintively sweet�察�and they rose and swelled and died almost 

into silence while the man and the wo

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