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they're too big now�察�mostly�察�and I pulled up weeds�察�too�察�till they were gone。 

I've   been   picking   up   stones�察  �lately�察  �and   clearing   up   the   yard。   Then�察  �of 

course�察�there's always the woodbox to fill�察�and the eggs to hunt�察�besides 

the chickens to feed��though I don't mind THEM so much�察�but I do the 

other   things�察  �'specially   the   weeds。   They   were   so   much   prettier   than   the 

things I had to let grow�察�'most always。;            Miss Holbrook laughed。 

     ;Well�察   �they   were�察   �and   really;   persisted    the  boy�察  �in  answer     to  the 

merriment in her eyes�察 �now wouldn't it be nice to be like the sundial�察�and 

forget everything the sun didn't shine on�拭�Would n't you like it�拭�Isn't there 

anything YOU want to forget�拭─�

     Miss Holbrook sobered instantly。 The change in her face was so very 

marked�察�indeed�察�that involuntarily David looked about for something that 

might have cast upon it so great a shadow。 For a long minute she did not 



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speak�察�then very slowly�察�very bitterly�察�she said aloudyet as if to herself�此�

     ;Yes。 If   I had   my way  I'd forget   them every  onethese hours�察  �every 

single one� ─�

     ;Oh�察�Lady of the Roses� ─�expostulated David in a voice quivering with 

shocked   dismay。   ;You   don't   meanyou   can't   mean   that   you   don't   have 

ANYsun� ─�

     ;I   mean   just   that�察─  �bowed   Miss   Holbrook   wearily�察  �her   eyes   on   the 

somber shadows of the pool�察 �just that� ─�

    David     sat  stunned�察  �confounded。     Across    the  marble    steps  and   the 

terraces   the   shadows   lengthened�察  �and   David   watched   them   as   the   sun 

dipped behind the tree´tops。 They seemed to make more vivid the chill and 

the gloom of the lady's wordsmore real the day that had no sun。 After a 

time the boy picked up his violin and began to play�察�softly�察�and at first with 

evident hesitation。 Even when his touch became more confident�察�there was 

still in the music a questioning appeal that seemed to find no answeran 

appeal that even the player himself could not have explained。 

    For long minutes the young woman and the boy sat thus in the twilight。 

Then suddenly the woman got to her feet。 

     ;Come�察�come�察 �boy�察  �what can   I   be thinking   of�拭─�she cried sharply。  ;I 

must go in and you must go home。 Good´night。; And she swept across the 

grass to the path that led toward the house。 



                               CHAPTER XI 



                            JACK AND JILL 



       David was tempted to go for a second visit to his Lady of the Roses�察�

but   something   he   could   not   define   held   him   back。   The   lady   was   in   his 

mind almost constantly�察�however�察�and very vivid to him was the picture of 

the garden�察�though always it was as he had seen it last with the hush and 



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shadow   of twilight�察  �and   with   the   lady's   face gloomily  turned toward   the 

sunless pool。  David could not   forget that   for her  there  were no   hours   to 

count�察�she had said it herself。 He could not understand how this could be 

so�察�and the thought filled him with vague unrest and pain。 

     Perhaps it was this restlessness that drove David to explore even more 

persistently   the   village   itself�察  �sending   him   into   new   streets   in   search   of 

something       strange    and   interesting。   One    day   the   sound    of  shouts   and 

laughter   drew   him   to   an   open   lot   back   of   the   church   where   some   boys 

were at play。 

     David   still   knew   very   little   of   boys。   In   his   mountain   home   he   had 

never had them for playmates�察�and he had not seen much of them when he 

went with his father to the mountain village for supplies。 There had been�察�

it is true�察�the boy who frequently brought milk and eggs to the cabin�察�but 

he had been very quiet and shy�察�appearing always afraid and anxious to get 

away�察�as if he had been told not to stay。 More recently�察�since David had 

been at the Holly farmhouse�察�his experience with boys had been even less 

satisfying。 The boyswith the exception of blind Joehad very clearly let 

it be understood that they had little use for a youth who could find nothing 

better to do than to tramp through the woods and the streets with a fiddle 

under his arm。 

     To´day�察�however�察�there came a change。 Perhaps they were more used 

to him�察�or perhaps they had decided suddenly that it might be good fun to 

satisfy   their   curiosity�察  �anyway�察  �regardless   of   consequences。   Whatever   it 

was�察�the lads hailed his appearance with wild shouts of glee。 

     ;Golly�察�boys�察�look� �Here's the fiddlin' kid�察─�yelled one�察�and the others 

joined in the ;Hurrah� ─�he gave。 

     David   smiled   delightedly�察  �once   more   he   had   found   some   one   who 

wanted himand it was so nice to be wanted� �Truth to tell�察�David had felt 

not a little hurt at the persistent avoidance of all those boys and girls of his 

own age。 

     ;Howhow do you do�拭─�he said diffidently�察�but still with that beaming 

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     Again the boys shouted gleefully as they hurried forward。 Several had 

short sticks in their hands。 One had an old tomato can with a string tied to 

it。 The   tallest   boy  had   something   that he   was trying   to   hold beneath   his 

coat。 

     ;   'Hhow   do   you   do��'   ;   they   mimicked。   ;How   do   you   do�察  �fiddlin' 

kid�拭─�

     ;I'm David�察�my name is David。; The reminder was graciously given�察�

with a smile。 

     ;David� �David� �His name is David�察─�chanted the boys�察�as if they were 

a comic´opera chorus。 

     David laughed outright。 

     ;Oh�察�sing it again�察�sing it again� ─�he crowed。 ;That sounded fine� ─�

     The   boys   stared�察  �then   sniffed   disdainfully�察  �and   cast   derisive   glances 

into each other's eyesit appeared that this little sissy tramp boy did not 

even know enough to discover when he was being laughed at� �

     ;David�   �David�   �His   name   is   David�察─  �they  jeered   into his   face   again。 

;Come on�察�tune her up� �We want ter dance。; 

     ;Play�拭�Of course I'll play�察─�cried David joyously�察�raising his violin and 

testing a string for its tone。 

     ;Here�察�hold on�察─�yelled the tallest boy。 ;The Queen o' the Ballet ain't 

ready;。 And he cautiously pulled from beneath his coat a struggling kitten 

with a perforated bag tied over its head。 

     ;Sure� �We want her in the middle�察─�grinned the boy with the tin can。 

;Hold on till I get her train tied to her�察─�he finished�察�trying to capture the 

swishing�察�fluffy tail of the frightened little cat。 

     David had begun to play�察�but he stopped his music with a discordant 

stroke of the bow。 

     ;What are you doing�拭�What is the matter with that cat�拭─�he demanded。 

     ; 'Matter'� ─�called a derisive voice。 ;Sure�察�nothin' 's the matter with her。 

She's the Queen o' the Balletshe is� ─�

     ;What do you mean�拭─�cried David。 At that moment the string bit hard 

into the   captured   tail�察 �and   the kitten   cried out   with the pain。  ;Look out� �



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You're hurting her�察─�cautioned David sharply。 

     Only a laugh and a jeering word answered。 Then the kitten�察�with the 

bag on its head and the tin can tied to its tail�察�was let warily to the ground�察�

the tall boy still holding its back with both hands。 

     ;Ready�察�now� �Come on�察�play�察─�he ordered�察 �then we'll set her dancing。; 

     David's eyes flashed。 

     ;I will not playfor that。

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