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before�察   �sitting   reading    under   the   roses。   Great   was    his  surprise    and 

disappointment�察�therefore�察�to find the garden with no one in it。 

     He had told himself that it was the sundial�察�the roses�察�the shimmering 

pool�察�the garden itself that he wanted to see�察�but he knew now that it was 

the ladyhis Lady of the Roses。 He did not even care to play�察�though all 

around   him   was   the   beauty   that   had   at   first   so   charmed   his   eye。   Very 

slowly he walked across the sunlit�察�empty space�察�and entered the path that 

led to the house。 In his mind was no definite plan�察�yet he walked on and on�察�

until he came to the wide lawns surrounding the house itself。 He stopped 

then�察�entranced。 

     Stone   upon   stone   the   majestic   pile   raised   itself   until   it   was   etched�察�

clean´cut�察    �against   the  deep   blue   of  the   sky。  The   towershis    towers 

brought to David's lips a cry of delight。 They were even more enchanting 

here than when seen from afar over the tree´tops�察�and David gazed up at 

them   in   awed    wonder。     From   somewhere       came    the  sound    of  musica 

curious   sort   of   music   that   David   had   never   heard   before。   He   listened 

intently�察�trying to place it�察�then slowly he crossed the lawn�察�ascended the 

imposing   stone steps�察 �and   softly  opened   one of   the narrow  screen   doors 



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before the wide´open French window。 

     Once within the room  David drew a   long breath of   ecstasy。  Beneath 

his feet he felt the velvet softness of the green moss of the woods。 Above 

his head he saw a sky´like canopy of blue carrying fleecy clouds on which 

floated   little   pink´and´white   children   with   wings�察  �just   as   David   himself 

had so often wished that he could float。 On all sides silken hangings�察�like 

the green of swaying vines�察�half´hid other hangings of feathery�察�snowflake 

lace。 Everywhere mirrored walls caught the light and reflected the potted 

ferns   and   palms   so   that   David   looked   down   endless   vistas   of   loveliness 

that seemed for all the world like the long sunflecked aisles beneath the 

tall pines of his mountain home。 

     The   music   that   David   had   heard   at   first   had   long   since   stopped�察  �but 

David had not noticed that。 He stood now in the center of the room�察�awed�察�

and   trembling�察  �but   enraptured。   Then   from   somewhere   came   a   voicea 

voice so cold that it sounded as if it had swept across a field of ice。 

     ;Well�察�boy�察�when you have quite finished your inspection�察�perhaps you 

will tell me to what I am indebted for THIS visit�察─�it said。 

     David turned abruptly。 

     ;O Lady of the Roses�察�why didn't you tell me it was like thisin here�拭─�

he breathed。 

     ;Well�察�really�察─  �murmured the lady in the doorway�察�stiffly�察 �it had not 

occurred to me that that was hardlynecessary。; 

     ;But it was��don't you see�拭�This is new�察�all new。 I never saw anything 

like it before�察�and I do so love new things。 It gives me something new to 

play�察�don't you understand�拭─�

     ;Newto play�拭─�

     ;Yeson     my    violin�察─  �explained    David�察   �a  little  breathlessly�察  �softly 

testing his violin。 ;There's always something new in this�察�you know�察─�he 

hurried on�察�as he tightened one of the strings�察 �when there's anything new 

outside。 Now�察�listen� �You see I don't know myself just how it's going to 

sound�察�and I'm always so anxious to find out。; And with a joyously rapt 

face he began to play。 



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     ;But�察�see here�察�boy��you mustn't� �You; The words died on her lips�察�

and�察   �to  her  unbounded     amazement�察     �Miss   Barbara    Holbrook�察    �who    had 

intended   peremptorily   to   send   this   persistent   little   tramp   boy   about   his 

business�察�found herself listening to a melody so compelling in its sonorous 

beauty that she was left almost speechless at its close。 It was the boy who 

spoke。 

     ;There�察�I told you my violin would know what to say� ─�

     ; 'What to say'��well�察�that's more than I do; laughed Miss Holbrook�察�a 

little hysterically。 ;Boy�察�come here and tell me who you are。; And she led 

the way to a low divan that stood near a harp at the far end of the room。 

     It was the same story�察�told as David had told it to Jack and Jill a few 

days before�察�only this time David's eyes were roving admiringly all about 

the room�察�resting oftenest on the harp so near him。 

     ;Did that make the music that I heard�拭─�he asked eagerly�察�as soon as 

Miss Holbrook's questions gave him opportunity。 ;It's got strings。; 

     ;Yes。 I was playing when you came in。 I saw you enter the window。 

Really�察�David�察�are you in the habit of walking into people's houses like this�拭�

It is most disconcertingto their owners。; 

     ;Yesnowell�察�sometimes。; David's eyes were still on the harp。 ;Lady 

of the Roses�察�won't you please play againon that�拭─�

     ;David�察�you are incorrigible� �Why  did you   come into   my house   like 

this�拭─�

     ;The   music   said   'come'�察  �and   the   towers�察  �too。 You   see�察  �I   KNOW  the 

towers。; 

     ;You KNOW them� ─�

     ;Yes。   I   can   see   them   from   so   many   places�察  �and   I   always   watch   for 

them。 They show best of anywhere�察�though�察�from Jack and Jill's。 And now 

won't you play�拭─�

     Miss Holbrook had almost risen to her feet when she turned abruptly。 

     ;Fromwhere�拭─�she asked。 

     ;From Jack and Jill'sthe House that Jack Built�察�you know。; 

     ;You meanMr。 John Gurnsey's house�拭─�A deeper color had come into 



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Miss Holbrook's cheeks。 

     ;Yes。 Over there at the top of the little hill across the brook�察�you know。 

You can't see THEIR house from here�察�but from over there we can see the 

towers finely�察�and the little windowOh�察�Lady of the Roses�察─�he broke off 

excitedly�察�at the new thought that had come to him�察 �if we�察�now�察�were in 

that little window�察�we COULD see their house。 Let's go up。 Can't we�拭─�

     Explicit as this was�察�Miss Holbrook evidently did not hear�察�or at least 

did   not   understand�察  �this   request。   She   settled   back   on   the   divan�察  �indeed�察�

almost determinedly。 Her cheeks were very red now。 

     ;And do you knowthis Mr。 Jack�拭─�she asked lightly。 

     ;Yes�察�and Jill�察�too。 Don't you�拭�I like them�察�too。 DO you know them�拭─�

     Again Miss   Holbrook ignored   the question put to her。 ;And   did   you 

walk into their house�察�unannounced and uninvited�察�like this�拭─�she queried。 

     ;No。 He asked me。 You see he wanted to get off some of the dirt and 

blood before other folks saw me。; 

       ;The dirt andandwhy�察�David�察�what do you mean�拭�What was itan 

accident�拭─�

     David frowned and reflected a moment。 

     ;No。   I   did   it   on   purpose。   I   HAD   to�察  �you   see�察─  �he   finally   elucidated。 

;But there were six of them�察�and I got the worst of it。; 

     ;David� ─  �Miss   Holbrook's   voice   was   horrified。   ;You   don't   meana 

fight� ─�

     ;Yes'm。 I wanted the catand I got it�察�but I wouldn't have if Mr。 Jack 

hadn't come to help me。; 

     ;Oh� �So Mr。 Jackfought�察�too�拭─�

     ;Well�察   �he   pulled   the   others   off�察 �and   of  course    that  helped    me�察─�

explained David truthfully。 ;And then he took me homehe and Jill。; 

     ;Jill� �Was she in it�拭─�

     ;No�察�only her cat。 They had tied a bag over its head and a tin can to its 

tail�察�and of course I couldn't let them do that。 They were hurting her。 And 

now�察�Lady of the Roses�察�won't you please play�拭─�

     For a moment Miss Holbrook did not speak。 She was gazing at David 



   

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