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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