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so many; 

     ;I   should   say  not�察─  �adjudged   the   man   grimly。   ;But   you   gave   them   a 

surprise or two�察�I'll warrant�察─�he added�察�his eyes on the cause of the trouble�察�

now   curled   in   a   little   gray   bunch   of   content   on   the   window   sill。   ;But   I 

don't know yet who you are。 Who is your father�拭�Where does he live�拭─�

    David   shook   his   head。 As   was   always   the   case   when   his   father   was 



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mentioned�察�his face grew wistful and his eyes dreamy。 

     ;He    doesn't    live  here   anywhere�察─     �murmured      the   boy。   ;In  the   far 

country he is waiting for me to come to him and tell him of the beautiful 

world I have found�察�you know。; 

     ;Eh�拭�What�拭─�stammered the man�察�not knowing whether to believe his 

eyes�察�or his ears。 This boy who fought like a demon and talked like a saint�察�

and who�察�though battered and bruised�察�prattled of the ;beautiful world; he 

had found�察�was most disconcerting。 

     ;Why�察�Jack�察�don't you know�拭─�whispered the little girl agitatedly。 ;He's 

the boy at   Mr。 Holly's   that they  took。; Then�察 �still more   softly�此 �He's   the 

little tramp boy。 His father died in the barn。; 

     ;Oh�察─  �said   the   man�察  �his   face   clearing�察  �and   his   eyes   showing   a   quick 

sympathy。 ;You're the boy at the Holly farmhouse�察�are you�拭─�

     ;Yes�察�sir。; 

     ;And he plays the fiddle everywhere�察─�volunteered the little girl�察�with 

ardent admiration。 ;If you hadn't been shut up sick just now�察�you'd have 

heard him yourself。 He plays everywhereeverywhere he goes。; 

     ;Is   that   so�拭─  �murmured   Jack   politely�察  �shuddering   a   little   at   what   he 

fancied would come from a violin played by a boy like the one before him。 

��Jack could play the violin himself a littleenough to know it some�察�and 

love it more。�� ;Hm´m�察�well�察�and what else do you do�拭 ─�

     ;Nothing�察�except to go for walks and read。; 

     ;Nothing��a   big   boy   like   youand   on   Simeon   Holly's   farm�拭─  �Voice 

and   manner   showed   that   Jack   was   not   unacquainted   with   Simeon   Holly 

and his methods and opinions。 

     David laughed gleefully。 

     ;Oh�察�of course�察�REALLY I do lots of things�察�only I don't count those 

any    more。    'Horas    non    numero     nisi  serenas��'    you   knew�察─    �he   quoted 

pleasantly�察�smiling into the man's astonished eyes。 

     ;Jack�察   �what   was    thatwhat    he  said�拭─   �whispered     the  little  girl。  ;It 

sounded foreign。 IS he foreign�拭─�

     ;You've     got   me�察  �Jill�察─ �retorted  the  man�察   �with   a  laughing    grimace。 



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;Heaven only knows what he isI don't。 What he SAID was Latin�察�I do 

happen to know that。 Still;he turned to the boy ironically;of course you 

know the translation of that�察─�he said。 

     ;Oh�察 �yes。   'I   count   no   hours   but   unclouded   ones'and   I  liked   that。   'T 

was on a sundial�察�you know�察�and I'M going to be a sundial�察�and not count�察�

the hours   I   don't   likewhile   I'm  pulling   up   weeds�察  �and   hoeing   potatoes�察�

and picking up stones�察�and all that。 Don't you see�拭─�

     For   a   moment   the   man   stared   dumbly。 Then   he   threw   back his   head 

and laughed。 

     ;Well�察�by George� ─�he muttered。 ;By George� ─�And he laughed again。 

Then�此 �And did your father teach you that�察�too�拭─�he asked。 

     ;Oh�察  �no��well�察  �he   taught   me   Latin�察  �and   so   of   course   I   could   read   it 

when I found it。 But those 'special words I got off the sundial where my 

Lady of the Roses lives。; 

     ;YourLady of the Roses� �And who is she�拭─�

     ;Why�察  �don't   you   know�拭  �You   live   right   in   sight   of   her   house�察─  �cried 

David�察�pointing to the towers of Sunnycrest that showed above the trees。 

;It's over there she lives。  I know those towers now�察 �and I look for   them 

wherever I go。 I love them。 It makes me see all over again the rosesand 

her。; 

     ;You meanMiss Holbrook�拭─�

     The   voice   was   so   different   from   the   genial   tones   that   he   had   heard 

before that David looked up in surprise。 

     ;Yes�察  �she   said   that   was   her   name�察─  �he   answered�察  �wondering   at   the 

indefinable change that had come to the man's face。 

     There was a moment's pause�察�then the man rose to his feet。 

     ;How's your head�拭�Does it ache�拭─�he asked briskly。 

     ;Not     muchsome。       II  think  I'll  be  going�察─   �replied   David�察   �a  little 

awkwardly�察  �reaching   for   his   violin�察  �and   unconsciously   showing   by   his 

manner the sudden chill in the atmosphere。 

     The   little   girl   spoke   then。   She   overwhelmed   him   again   with   thanks�察�

and pointed to the contented kitten on the window sill。 True�察�she did not 



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tell   him   this   time   that   she   would   love�察  �love�察  �love   him   always�察  �but   she 

beamed upon him gratefully and she urged him to come soon again�察�and 

often。 

     David   bowed   himself   off�察  �with   many   a   backward   wave   of   the   hand�察�

and   many   a   promise   to   come   again。   Not   until   he   had   quite   reached   the 

bottom of the hill did he remember that the man�察 �Jack�察─�had said almost 

nothing at the last。 As David recollected him�察�indeed�察�he had last been seen 

standing beside one of the veranda posts�察�with gloomy eyes fixed on the 

towers of Sunnycrest that showed red´gold above the tree´tops in the last 

rays of the setting sun。 

     It   was   a   bad   half´hour   that   David   spent   at   the   Holly   farmhouse   in 

explanation   of   his   torn   blouse   and   bruised   face。   Farmer   Holly   did   not 

approve of   fights�察�and he said   so�察�very  sternly indeed。  Even Mrs。  Holly�察�

who was usually so kind to him�察�let David understand that he was in deep 

disgrace�察�though        she was very tender to his wounds。 

     David did venture to ask her�察�however�察�before he went upstairs to bed�此� 

´ 

     ;Mrs。 Holly�察�who are those peopleJack and Jillthat were so good to 

me this afternoon�拭─�

     ;They   are   John   Gurnsey   and   his   sister�察  �Julia�察  �but   the   whole   town 

knows them by the names they long ago gave themselves�察�'Jack' and 'Jill。' ; 

     ;And do they live all alone in the little house�拭─�

     ;Yes�察  �except   for   the   Widow   Glaspell�察  �who   comes   in   several   times   a 

week�察�I believe�察�to cook and wash and sweep。 They aren't very happy�察�I'm 

afraid�察�David�察�and I'm glad you could rescue the little girl's kitten for her 

but you mustn't fight。 No good can come of fighting� ─�

     ;I got the catby fighting。; 

     ;Yes�察�yes�察�I know�察�but; She did not finish her sentence�察�and David 

was only waiting for a pause to ask another question。 

     ;Why aren't they happy�察�Mrs。 Holly�拭─�

     ;Tut�察�tut�察�David�察�it's a long story�察�and you wouldn't understand it if I 

told it。 It's only that they're all alone in the world�察�and Jack Gurnsey isn't 



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well。 He must be thirty years old now。 He had bright hopes not so long ago 

studying   law�察 �or   something of   the sort�察 �in   the  city。 Then   his   father died�察�

and his mother�察�and he lost his health。 Something ails his lungs�察�and the 

doctors sent him here to be out of doors。 He even sleeps out of doors�察�they 

say。   Anyway�察  �he's   here�察  �and   he's   making   a   home   for   his   sister�察  �but�察  �of 

course�察    �with    his   hopes     and   ambitionsBut        there�察  �David�察    �you    don't 

understan

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