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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

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