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and his lips snapped tight shut after every word。 He said never�察 �never�察�
never to let him find me the other side of that gate。;
David frowned as they turned to go up the hill。 Unhesitatingly he
determined to instruct Mr。 Jack in this little matter。 He would tell him what
a beautiful place Sunnycrest was�察�and he would try to convince him how
very desirable it was that he and Jill�察�and even Mr。 Jack himself�察�should go
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across the bridge at the very first opportunity that offered。
Mr。 Jack came home before long�察�but David quite forgot to speak of
the footbridge just then�察 �chiefly because Mr。 Jack got out his violin and
asked David to come in and play a duet with him。 The duet�察�however�察�soon
became a solo�察�for so great was Mr。 Jack's delight in David's playing that
he placed before the boy one sheet of music after another�察 �begging and
still begging for more。
David�察�nothing loath�察�played on and on。 Most of the music he knew�察�
having already learned it in his mountain home。 Like old friends the
melodies seemed�察�and so glad was David to see their notes again that he
finished each production with a little improvised cadenza of ecstatic
welcometo Mr。 Jack's increasing surprise and delight。
;Great Scott� �you're a wonder�察�David�察─�he exclaimed�察�at last。
;Pooh� �as if that was anything wonderful�察─�laughed the boy。 ;Why�察�I
knew those ages ago�察�Mr。 Jack。 It's only that I'm so glad to see them again´
´the notes�察�you know。 You see�察�I haven't any music now。 It was all in the
bag ��what we brought���察�and we left that on the way。;
;You left it� ─�
;Yes�察�'t was so�察�heavy; murmured David abstractedly�察�his fingers busy
with the pile of music before him。 ;Oh�察�and here's another one�察─�he cried
exultingly。 ;This is where the wind sighs�察�'oouOOUOOU' through the
pines。 Listen� ─�And he was away again on the wings of his violin。 When
he had returned Mr。 Jack drew a long breath。
;David�察 �you are a wonder�察─ �he declared again。 ;And that violin of
yours is a wonder�察�too�察�if I'm not mistaken��though I don't know enough
to tell whether it's really a rare one or not。 Was it your father's�拭─�
;Oh�察�no。 He had one�察�too�察�and they both are good ones。 Father said so。
Joe's got father's now。;
;Joe�拭─�
;Joe Glaspell。;
;You don't mean Widow Glaspell's Joe�察�the blind boy�拭�I didn't know he
could play。;
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;He couldn't till I showed him。 But he likes to hear me play。 And he
understoodright away�察�I mean。;
;UNDERSTOOD� ─�
;What I was playing�察�you know。 And he was almost the first one that
didsince father went away。 And now I play every time I go there。 Joe
says he never knew before how trees and grass and sunsets and sunrises
and birds and little brooks did look�察�till I told him with my violin。 Now he
says he thinks he can see them better than I can�察�because as long as his
OUTSIDE eyes can't see anything�察 �they can't see those ugly things all
around him�察 �and so he can just make his INSIDE eyes see only the
beautiful things that he'd LIKE to see。 And that's the kind he does see
when I play。 That's why I said he understood。;
For a moment there was silence。 In Mr。 Jack's eyes there was an odd
look as they rested on David's face。 Then�察�abruptly�察�he spoke。
;David�察�I wish I had money。 I'd put you then where you belonged�察─�he
sighed。
;Do you meanwhere I'd find my work to do�拭─�asked the boy softly。
;Wellyes�察 �you might say it that way�察─ �smiled the man�察 �after a
moment's hesitationnot yet was Mr。 Jack quite used to this boy who was
at times so very un´boylike。
;Father told me 't was waiting for mesomewhere。;
Mr。 Jack frowned thoughtfully。
;And he was right�察�David。 The only trouble is�察�we like to pick it out for
ourselves�察 �pretty well��too well�察 �as we find out sometimes�察 �when we're
called offfor another job。;
;I know�察�Mr。 Jack�察�I know�察─�breathed David。 And the man�察�looking into
the glowing dark eyes�察�wondered at what he found there。 It was almost as
if the boy really understood about his own life's disappointmentand
cared�察�though that�察�of course�察�could not be� �
;And it's all the harder to keep ourselves in tune then�察�too�察�is n't it�拭─�
went on David�察�a little wistfully。
;In tune�拭─�
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;With the rest of the Orchestra。;
;Oh� ─ �And Mr。 Jack�察�who had already heard about the ;Orchestra of
Life�察─ �smiled a bit sadly。 ;That's just it�察 �my boy。 And if we're handed
another instrument to play on than the one we WANT to play on�察�we're apt
toto let fly a discord。 Anyhow�察 �I am。 But;he went on more lightly
;now�察�in your case�察�David�察�little as I know about the violin�察�I know enough
to understand that you ought to be where you can take up your study of it
again�察�where you can hear good music�察�and where you can be among those
who know enough to appreciate what you do。;
David's eyes sparkled。
;And where there wouldn't be any pulling weeds or hoeing dirt�拭─�
;Well�察�I hadn't thought of including either of those pastimes。;
;My�察�but I would like that�察�Mr。 Jack��but THAT wouldn't be WORK�察�
so that couldn't be what father meant。; David's face fell。
;Hm´m�察 �well�察 �I wouldn't worry about the 'work' part�察─ �laughed Mr。
Jack�察 �particularly as you aren't going to do it just now。 There's the money�察�
you know��and we haven't got that。;
;And it takes money�拭─�
;Wellyes。 You can't get those things here in Hinsdale�察�you know�察�and
it takes money�察�to get away�察�and to live away after you get there。;
A sudden light transfigured David's face。
;Mr。 Jack�察�would gold do it��lots of little round gold´pieces�拭─�
;I think it would�察�David�察�if there were enough of them。;
;Many as a hundred�拭─�
;Sureif they were big enough。 Anyway�察�David�察�they'd start you�察�and
I'm thinking you wouldn't need but a start before you'd be coining gold´
pieces of your own out of that violin of yours。 But why�拭�Anybody you
know got as 'many as a hundred' gold´pieces he wants to get rid of�拭─�
For a moment David�察�his delighted thoughts flying to the gold´pieces
in the chimney cupboard of his room�察�was tempted to tell his secret。 Then
he remembered the woman with the bread and the pail of milk�察 �and
decided not to。 He would wait。 When he knew Mr。 Jack betterperhaps
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then he would tell�察�but not now。 NOW Mr。 Jack might think he was a
thief�察�and that he could not bear。 So he took up his violin and began to play�察�
and in the charm of the music Mr。 Jack seemed to forget the gold´pieces
which was exactly what David had intended should happen。
Not until David had said good´bye some time later�察�did he remember
the purposethe special purposefor which he had come。 He turned back
with a radiant face。
;Oh�察�and Mr。 Jack�察�I 'most forgot�察─�he cried。 ;I was going to tell you。 I
saw you yesterdayI did�察�and I almost waved to you。;
;Did you�拭�Where were you�拭─�
;Over there in the windowthe tow