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     ;Did you�拭�Where were you�拭─�

     ;Over there in the windowthe tower window; he crowed jubilantly。 

     ;Oh�察�you went again�察�then�察�I suppose�察�to see Miss Holbrook。; 

     The man's voice sounded so oddly cold and distant that David noticed 

it at once。 He was reminded suddenly of the gate and the footbridge which 

Jill was forbidden to cross�察�but he dared not speak of it thennot when Mr。 

Jack looked like that。 He did say�察�however�此�

     ;Oh�察�but�察�Mr。 Jack�察�it's such a beautiful place� �You don't know what a 

beautiful place it is。; 

     ;Is it�拭�Then�察�you like it so much�拭─�

     ;Oh�察�so much� �Butdidn't you eversee it�拭─�

       ;Why�察�yes�察�I believe I did�察�David�察�long ago�察─�murmured Mr。 Jack with 

what seemed to David amazing indifference。 

     ;And did you see HERmy Lady of the Roses�拭─�

     ;Why�察�yyesI believe so。; 

     ;And   is   THAT   all   you   remember   about   it�拭─  �resented   David�察  �highly 

offended。 

     The   man   gave   a   laugha   little   short�察  �hard   laugh   that   David   did   not 

like。 

     ;But�察�let me see�察�you said you almost waved�察�didn't you�拭�Why did n't 

you�察�quite�拭─�asked the man。 

     David drew himself suddenly erect。 Instinctively he felt that his Lady 

of the Roses needed defense。 



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     ;Because SHE didn't want me to�察�so I didn't�察�of course�察─�he rejoined 

with dignity。 ;She took away my handkerchief。; 

     ;I'll   warrant   she   did�察─  �muttered   the   man�察  �behind   his   teeth。 Aloud   he 

only laughed again�察�as he turned away。 

     David went on down the steps�察�dissatisfied vaguely with himself�察�with 

Mr。 Jack�察�and even with the Lady of the Roses。 



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                             CHAPTER XVI 



              DAVID'S CASTLE IN SPAIN 



       On his return from the House that Jack Built�察�David decided to count 

his   gold´pieces。   He   got   them   out   at   once   from   behind   the   books�察  �and 

stacked them up in little shining rows。 As he had surmised�察�there were a 

hundred of them。 There were�察�indeed�察�a hundred and six。 He was pleased 

at that。 One hundred and six were surely enough to give him a ;start。; 

     A start� �David closed his eyes and pictured it。 To go on with his violin�察�

to hear good music�察�to be with people who understood what he said when 

he played� �That was what Mr。 Jack had said a ;start; was。 And this gold 

these   round   shining   bits   of   goldcould   bring  him  this�   �David   swept   the 

little piles into a jingling heap�察�and sprang to his feet with both fists full of 

his suddenly beloved wealth。 With boyish glee he capered about the room�察�

jingling the coins in his hands。 Then�察�very soberly�察�he sat down again�察�and 

began to gather the gold to put away。 

     He would be wisehe would be sensible。 He would watch his chance�察�

and   when   it   came   he   would   go   away。   First�察  �however�察  �he   would   tell   Mr。 

Jack and Joe�察�and the Lady of the Roses�察�yes�察�and the Hollys�察�too。 Just now 

there seemed to be work�察�real work that he could do to help Mr。 Holly。 But 

later�察�possibly when September came and school��they had said he must 

go to school��he would tell them then�察�and go away instead。 He would see。 

By that time they would believe him�察�perhaps�察�when he showed the gold´ 

pieces。 They would not think he hadSTOLEN them。 It was August now�察�

he    would    wait。  But   meanwhile     he   could   thinkhe   could   always    be 

thinking of the wonderful thing that this gold was one day to bring to him。 

     Even work�察�to David�察�did not seem work now。 In the morning he was 

to   rake   hay  behind   the   men   with   the   cart。 Yesterday   he   had   not   liked   it 



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very well�察�but nownothing mattered now。 And with a satisfied sigh David 

put his precious gold away again behind the books in the cupboard。 

     David found a new song in his violin the next morning。 To be sure�察�he 

could not play itmuch of ituntil four o'clock in the afternoon came�察�for 

Mr。 Holly did not like violins to be played in the morning�察�even on days 

that were not especially the Lord's。 There was too much work to do。 So 

David   could   only  snatch   a   strain   or   two   very�察  �very   softly�察  �while   he   was 

dressing�察�but that was enough to show him what a beautiful song it was 

going to be。 He knew what it was�察�at once�察�too。 It was the gold´pieces�察�and 

what     they   would    bring。   All   through    the   day   it  tripped   through    his 

consciousness�察  �and   danced       tantalizingly   just   out   of   reach。   Yet   he  was 

wonderfully happy�察�and the day seemed short in spite of the heat and the 

weariness。 

     At four o'clock he hurried home and put his violin quickly in tune。 It 

came   thenthat   dancing   sprite   of   tantalizationand   joyously   abandoned 

itself to the strings of the violin�察�so that David knew�察�of a surety�察�what a 

beautiful song it was。 

     It was this song that sent him the next afternoon to see his Lady of the 

Roses。      He    found     her   this    time    out   of    doors    in   her    garden。 

Unceremoniously�察�as usual�察�he rushed headlong into her presence。 

     ;Oh�察�LadyLady of the Roses�察─�he panted。 ;I've found out�察�and I came 

quickly to tell you。; 

     ;Why�察    �David�察   �whatwhat      do  you    mean�拭─    �Miss   Holbrook      looked 

unmistakably startled。 

     ;About the   hours�察 �you   know��the unclouded ones�察─  �explained   David 

eagerly。 ;You know you said they were ALL cloudy to you。; 

     Miss Holbrook's face grew very white。 

     ;You    meanyou've       found   out   WHY   my      hours   areare   all  cloudy 

ones�拭─�she stammered。 

     ;No�察  �oh�察  �no。   I   can't   imagine   why  they  are�察─  �returned   David�察  �with   an 

emphatic shake of his head。 ;It's just that I've found a way to make all my 

hours sunny ones�察�and you can do it�察�too。 So I came to tell you。 You know 



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you said yours were all cloudy。; 

     ;Oh�察─   �ejaculated    Miss    Holbrook�察    �falling   back   into   her  old   listless 

attitude。 Then�察�with some asperity�此 �Dear me�察�David� �Did n't I tell you not 

to be remembering that all the time�拭─�

     ;Yes�察   �I  know�察    �but   I've  LEARNED          something�察─     �urged    the   boy�察�

;something       that  you   ought    to  know。    You   see�察 �I  did   think�察 �once�察  �that 

because you had all these beautiful things around you�察�the hours ought to 

be all sunny ones。 But now I know it isn't what's around you�察�it's what is 

IN you� ─�

     ;Oh�察�David�察�David�察�you curious boy� ─�

     ;No�察�but really� �Let me tell you�察─�pleaded David。 ;You know I haven't 

liked them��all those hours till four o'clock came��and I was so glad�察�after 

I saw the sundial�察�to find out that they didn't count�察�anyhow。 But to´day 

they HAVE countedthey've all counted�察�Lady of the Roses�察�and it's just 

because there was something inside of me that shone and shone�察�and made 

them all sunnythose hours。; 

     ;Dear me� �And what was this wonderful thing�拭─�

     David smiled�察�but he shook his head。 

     ;I   can't   tell   you   that   yetin   words�察  �but   I'll   play   it。   You   see�察  �I   can't 

always play them twice alike��those little songs that I find��but this one I 

can。 It sang so long in my head�察�before my violin had a chance to tell me 

what it really was�察�that I sort of learned it。 Now�察�listen� ─�And be began to 

play。 

     It   was�察  �indeed�察  �a   beautiful   song�察 �and   Miss   Holbrook      said  so  with 

promptnes

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