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here there are lots of things that I don't believe he knew about。; 

     ;What�察�for instance�拭─�

     ;Why�察�lots of thingstoo many to tell。 Of course there are things like 

catching fish�察�and killing birds and squirrels and other things to eat�察�and 

plaguing   cats   and   dogs。   Father   never   would   have   called   those   beautiful。 

Then there are others like little Jimmy Clark who can't walk�察�and the man 

at the Marstons' who's sick�察�and Joe Glaspell who is blind。 Then there are 

still different ones like Mr。 Holly's little boy。 Perry says he ran away years 

and   years   ago�察  �and   made   his   people   very   unhappy。   Father   wouldn't   call 

that   a   beautiful   world�察  �would   he�拭�And   how   can   people   like   that   always 

play   in   tune�拭  �And   there   are   the   Princess   and   the   Pauper   that   you   told 

about。; 

     ;Oh�察�the story�拭─�

     ;Yes�察  �and   people   like   them   can't   be   happy   and   think   the   world   is 

beautiful�察�of course。; 

     ;Why not�拭─�

     ;Because they didn't end right。 They didn't get married and live happy 

ever after�察�you know。; 

     ;Well�察�I don't think I'd worry about that�察�David��at least�察�not about the 

Princess。 I fancy the world was very beautiful to her�察�all right。 The Pauper´ 

´well�察  �perhaps   he   wasn't   very   happy。   But�察  �after   all�察  �David�察  �you     know 

happiness is something inside of yourself。 Perhaps half of these people are 

happy�察�in their way。; 

     ;There� �and that's another thing�察─�sighed David。 ;You see�察�I found that 

outthat it was inside of yourselfquite a while ago�察�and I told the Lady 

of the Roses。 But now Ican't make it work myself。; 

     ;What's the matter�拭─�

     ;Well�察�you see then something was going to happensomething that I 

liked�察  �and   I   found   that   just   thinking   of   it   made   it   so   that   I   didn't   mind 

raking or hoeing�察�or anything like that�察�and I told the Lady of the Roses。 



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And I told her that even if it wasn't going to happen she could THINK it 

was   going   to�察  �and   that   that   would   be   just   the   same�察  �because   't   was   the 

thinking that made my hours sunny ones。 It wasn't the DOING at all。 I said 

I knew because I hadn't DONE it yet。 See�拭─�

     ;Ithink so�察�David。; 

     ;Well�察�I've found out that it isn't the same at all�察�for now that I KNOW 

that this beautiful thing isn't ever going to happen to me�察�I can think and 

think all day�察�and it doesn't do a mite of good。 The sun is just as hot�察�and 

my back aches just as hard�察�and the field is just as big and endless as it 

used to be when I had to call it that those hours didn't count。 Now�察�what is 

the matter�拭─�

     Mr。 Jack laughed�察�but he shook his head a little sadly。 

     ;You're   getting   into   too   deep   waters   for   me�察  �David。   I   suspect   you're 

floundering in a sea that has upset the boats of sages since the world began。 

But what is it that was so nice�察�and that isn't going to happen�拭�Perhaps I 

MIGHT   help   on   that。;      ;No�察  �you   couldn't�察─  �frowned   David�察   �and   there 

couldn't   anybody�察  �either�察  �you   see�察  �because   I   wouldn't   go   back   now   and 

LET it happen�察�anyhow�察�as long as I know what I do。 Why�察�if I did�察�there 

wouldn't be ANY hours that were sunny thennot even the ones after four 

o'clock�察�II'd feel so mean� �But what I don't see is just how I can fix it up 

with the Lady of the Roses。; 

     ;What has she to do with it�拭─�

     ;Why�察�at the very first�察�when she said she didn't have ANY sunshiny 

hours�察�I told her; 

     ;When she said what�拭─�interposed Mr。 Jack�察�coming suddenly erect in 

his chair。 

     ;That she didn't have any hours to count�察�you know。; 

     ;ToCOUNT�拭─�

     ;Yes�察�it was the sundial。 Didn't I tell you�拭�Yes�察�I know I didabout the 

words on itnot counting any hours that weren't sunny�察�you know。 And she 

said she wouldn't have ANY hours to count�察�that the sun never shone for 

her。; 



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     ;Why�察�David�察─�demurred Mr。 Jack in a voice that shook a little�察 �are 

you   sure�拭  �Did   she   say   just   that�拭�Youyou   must   be   mistakenwhen   she 

hashas everything to make her happy。; 

     ;I   wasn't�察  �because   I   said   that   same   thing   to   her   myselfafterwards。 

And then I told herwhen I found out myself�察�you knowabout its being 

what was inside of you�察�after all�察�that counted�察�and then is when I asked 

her if she couldn't think of something nice that was going to happen to her 

sometime。; 

     ;Well�察�what did she say�拭─�

     ;She   shook   her   head�察  �and   said   'No。'   Then   she   looked   away�察  �and   her 

eyes got soft and dark like little pools in the brook where the water stops 

to rest。 And she said she had hoped once that this something would happen�察�

but that it hadn't�察�and that it would take something more than thinking to 

bring it。 And I know now what she meant�察�because thinking isn't all that 

counts�察�is it�拭─�

     Mr。   Jack   did   not   answer。   He   had   risen   to   his   feet�察  �and   was   pacing 

restlessly   up   and   down   the   veranda。   Once   or   twice   he   turned   his   eyes 

toward the towers of Sunnycrest�察�and David noticed that there was a new 

look on his face。 

     Very soon�察�however�察�the old tiredness came back to his eyes�察�and he 

dropped   into   his   seat   again�察  �muttering   ;Fool�   �of   course   it   couldn't   be 

that� ─�

     ;Be what�拭─�asked David。 

     Mr。 Jack started。 

     ;Ernothing�察�nothing that you would understand�察�David。 Go onwith 

what you were saying。; 

     ;There isn't any more。 It's all done。 It's only that I'm wondering how 

I'm going to learn here that it's a beautiful world�察�so that I cantell father。; 

     Mr。 Jack roused   himself。 He   had the air   of a   man who   determinedly 

throws to one side a heavy burden。 

     ;Well�察�David�察─�he smiled�察 �as I said before�察�you are still out on that sea 

where   there   are   so   many   little   upturned   boats。   There   might   be   a   good 



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many ways of answering that question。; 

     ;Mr。   Holly   says�察─    �mused   the   boy�察  �aloud�察  �a   little   gloomily�察   �that   it 

doesn't make any difference whether we find things beautiful or not�察�that 

we're here to do something serious in the world。; 

     ;That is about what I should have expected of Mr。 Holly; retorted Mr。 

Jack grimly。 ;He acts itand looks it。 ButI don't believe you are going to 

tell your father just that。; 

     ;No�察�sir�察�I don't believe I am�察─�accorded David soberly。 

     ;I have an idea that you're going to find that answer just where your 

father said you wouldin your violin。 See if you don't。 Things that aren't 

beautiful you'll make beautifulbecause we find what we are looking for�察�

and you're looking for beautiful things。 After all�察�boy�察�if we march straight 

ahead�察�chin up�察�and sing our own little song with all our might and main�察�

we   shan't   come   so   far   amiss   from   the   goal�察  �I'm   thinking。   There�   �that's 

preaching�察�and I didn't mean to preach�察�butwell�察�to tell the truth�察�that was 

meant for myself�察�forI'm hunting for the beautiful world�察�too。; 

     ;Yes�察   �sir�察 �I  know�察─  �returned    David    fervently。    And   again    Mr。   Jack�察�

looking   into   the   sympathetic�察  �glowing   dark   eyes�察  �wondered   if�察  �after   all�察�

David really couldknow。 

     Even   yet   Mr。   Jack   was   not   used   to   David�察  �there   were   ;so   many   of 

him�察─    �he   told  himself。    There     were    the  boy�察   �the  artist�察 �and    a  third 

personality so 

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