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play。 

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

promptness and enthusiasm�察�yet still David frowned。 

     ;Yes�察  �yes�察─  �he   answered�察   �but   don't   you   see�拭  �That   was   telling   you 

about something inside of me that made all my hours sunshiny ones。 Now�察�

what   you   want   is   something   inside   of   you   to   make   yours   sunshiny�察  �too。 

Don't you see�拭─�

     An odd look came into Miss Holbrook's eyes。 

     ;That's all very well for you to say�察�David�察�but you haven't told me yet�察�

you know�察�just what it is that's made all this brightness for you。; 



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     The boy changed his position�察�and puckered his forehead into a deeper 

frown。 

     ;I don't seem to explain so you can understand�察─�he sighed。 ;It isn't the 

SPECIAL thing。 It's only that it's SOMETHING。 And it's thinking about it 

that does it。 Now�察�mine wouldn't make yours shine�察�butstill�察�he broke 

off�察�a happy relief in his eyes�察�yours could be LIKE mine�察�in one way。 

Mine is something that is going to happen to mesomething just beautiful�察�

and you could have that�察�you know��something that was going to happen 

to you�察�to think about。; 

     Miss   Holbrook   smiled�察  �but   only   with   her   lips�察  �Her   eyes   had   grown 

somber。 

     ;But there isn't anything 'just beautiful' going to happen to me�察�David�察─�

she demurred。 

     ;There could�察�couldn't there�拭─�

     Miss   Holbrook   bit�察  �her   lip�察  �then   she   gave   an   odd   little   laugh   that 

seemed�察�in some way�察�to go with the swift red that had come to her cheeks。 

     ;I used to think there couldonce�察─�she admitted�察 �but I've given that 

up long ago。 Itit didn't happen。; 

     ;But   couldn't   you   just   THINK   it   was   going   to�拭─  �persisted   the   boy。 

;You see I found out yesterday that   it's the THINKING that does it。 All 

day long I was thinkingonly thinking。 I wasn't DOING it�察�at all。 I was 

really raking behind the cart�察�but the hours all were sunny。; 

     Miss Holbrook laughed now outright。 

     ;What      a  persistent    little  mental´science      preacher    you    are� ─  �she 

exclaimed。 ;And there's truthmore truth than you knowin it all�察�too。 But 

I   can't   do   it�察 �David��not    thatnot    that。  'T   would    take   more     than 

THINKINGto bring that�察─�she added�察�under her breath�察�as if to herself。 

     ;But thinking does bring things�察─�maintained David earnestly。 ;There's 

JoeJoe Glaspell。 His mother works out all day�察�and he's blind。; 

     ;Blind�拭�Oh´h� ─�shuddered Miss Holbrook。 

     ;Yes�察�and he has to stay all alone�察�except for Betty�察�and she is n't there 

much。 He THINKS ALL his things。 He has to。 He can't SEE anything with 



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his outside eyes。 But he sees everything with his inside eyeseverything 

that I play。 Why�察�Lady of the Roses�察�he's even seen thisall this here。 I told 

him about it�察�you know�察�right away after I'd found you that first day�此�the 

big   trees   and   the   long   shadows   across   the   grass�察  �and   the   roses�察  �and   the 

shining   water�察  �and   the   lovely   marble   people   peeping   through   the   green 

leaves�察�and the sundial�察�and you so beautiful sitting here in the middle of it 

all。 Then I played it for him�察�and he said he could see it all just as plain� �

And THAT was with his inside eyes� �And so�察�if Joe�察�shut up there in his 

dark little room�察�can make his THINK bring him all that�察�I should think 

that YOU�察 �here in this beautiful�察 �beautiful   place�察 �could   make   your   think 

bring you anything you wanted it to。; 

     But Miss Holbrook sighed again and shook her head。 

     ;Not that�察�David�察�not that�察─�she murmured。 ;It would take more than 

thinking to bringthat。; Then�察�with a quick change of manner�察�she cried�此�

;Come�察�come�察 �suppose we don't worry  any more   about MY  hours。  Let's 

think of yours。 Tell me�察�what have you been doing since I saw you last�拭�

Perhaps you have been again toto see Mr。 Jack�察�for instance。; 

     ;I   have�察  �but   I saw   Jill   mostly�察  �till   the   last。;   David   hesitated�察 �then   he 

blurted   it   out�此   �Lady  of   the   Roses�察 �do   you   know  about   the   gate   and   the 

footbridge�拭─�

     Miss Holbrook looked up quickly。 

     ;Knowwhat�察�David�拭─�

     ;Know about themthat they're there�拭─�

     ;Whyyes�察�of course�察�at least�察�I suppose you mean the footbridge that 

crosses the little stream at the foot of the hill over there。; 

     ;That's the one。; Again David hesitated�察�and again he blurted out the 

burden     of  his  thoughts。    ;Lady   of   the   Roses�察  �did   you   evercross    that 

bridge�拭─�

     Miss Holbrook stirred uneasily。 

     ;Notrecently。; 

     ;But you don't MIND folks crossing it�拭─�

     ;Certainly notif they wish to。; 



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     ;There� �I knew 't wasn't your blame�察 ─�triumphed David。 

     ;MY blame� ─�

     ;Yes�察�that Mr。 Jack wouldn't let Jill come across�察�you know。 He called 

her    back   when     she'd   got  halfway     over   once。;    Miss   Holbrook's      face 

changed color。 

     ;But   I   do   object�察─  �she   cried   sharply�察   �to   their   crossing   it   when   they 

DON'T want to� �Don't forget that�察�please。; 

     ;But Jill did want to。; 

     ;How about her brotherdid he want her to�拭─�

     ;Nno。; 

     ;Very well�察�then。 I didn't�察�either。; 

     David frowned。 Never had he seen his beloved Lady of the Roses look 

like this before。 He was reminded of what Jill had said about Jack�此 �His 

face   was   all   stern   and   white�察  �and   his   lips   snapped   tight   shut   after   every 

word。; So�察�too�察�looked Miss Holbrook's face�察�so�察�too�察�had her lips snapped 

tight   shut   after   her   last   words。   David   could   not   understand   it。   He   said 

nothing     more�察   �however�察    �but�察  �as  was    usually   the   case   when    he   was 

perplexed�察�he picked up his violin and began to play。 And as he  played�察�

there gradually came to Miss Holbrook's eyes a softer light�察�and to her lips 

lines less tightly drawn。 Neither the footbridge nor Mr。 Jack�察�however�察�was 

mentioned again that afternoon。 



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                            CHAPTER XVII 



              ;THE PRINCESS AND THE 

                               PAUPER; 



       It was in the early twilight that Mr。 Jack told the story。 He�察�Jill�察�and 

David   were on the  veranda�察 �as   usual   watching   the  towers of   Sunnycrest 

turn from gold to silver as the sun dropped behind the hills。 It was Jill who 

had asked for the story。 

     ;About fairies and princesses�察�you know�察─�she had ordered。 

     ;But   how  will   David   like  that�拭─  �Mr。  Jack had   demurred。  ;Maybe   he 

doesn't care for fairies and princesses。; 

     ;I read one once about a prince't was 'The Prince and the Pauper��' and 

I liked that�察─�averred David stoutly。 

    Mr。   Jack   smiled�察  �then   his   brows   drew   together   in   a   frown。   His   eyes 

were moodily fixed on the towers。 

     ;Hm´m�察  �well�察─  �he   said�察  �I   might�察 �I   suppose�察 �tell   you   a   story  about   a 

PRINCESS anda Pauper。 Iknow one well enough。; 

     ;Good��then tell it�察─�cried both Jill and David。 And Mr。 Jack began his 

story。 

     ;She was not always a Princess�察�and he was not always a Pauper��and 

that's where the story came in�察�I suppose�察─�sighed the man。 ;She was just a 

girl�察  �once�察  �and   he   was   a   boy�察  �and   they   played   together   andliked   each 

other。 He l

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