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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