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woodpeckers and orioles and cuckoos�察�and lots of others。 They're afraid�察�I 



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guess�察�don't   you�拭�But   I've seen   them。  I've watched   them。 They  tell   each 

other when they're going to start。; 

     ;Oh�察�David�察─�remonstrated Mrs。 Holly�察�again�察�her eyes reproving�察�but 

plainly enthralled。 

     ;But   they   do   tell   each   other�察─  �claimed   the   boy�察  �with   sparkling   eyes。 

;They must� �For�察�all of a sudden�察�some night�察�you'll hear the signal�察�and 

then   they'll   begin   to   gather   from   all   directions。   I've   seen   them。   Then�察�

suddenly�察  �they're   all   up   and   off   to   the   Southnot   in   one   big   flock�察  �but 

broken     up   into  little  flocks�察  �following    one   after  another�察   �with   such   a 

beautiful whir of wings。 OofOOFOOF��and they're gone� �And I don't 

see them again till next year。 But you've seen the swallows�察�haven't you�拭�

They go in the daytime�察�and they're the easiest to tell of any of them。 They 

fly so swift and straight。 Haven't you seen the swallows go�拭─�

     ;Why�察�II don't know�察�David�察─�murmured Mrs。 Holly�察�with a helpless 

glance at her husband stalking on ahead。 ;II didn't know there were such 

things toto know。; 

     There was more�察�much more�察�that David said before the walk came to 

an end。 And though�察�when it did end�察�neither Simeon Holly nor his wife 

said a word of its having been a pleasure or a profit�察�there was yet on their 

faces something of the peace and rest and quietness that belonged to the 

woods they had left。 

     It was a beautiful monththat September�察�and David made the most of 

it。   Out   of   school   meant   out   of   doors   for   him。   He   saw   Mr。   Jack   and   Jill 

often。 He spent much time�察�too�察�with the Lady of the Roses。 She was still 

the   Lady   of   the   ROSES   to   David�察  �though   in   the   garden   now   were   the 

purple     and   scarlet  and   yellow    of  the   asters�察 �salvia�察  �and   golden    glow�察�

instead of the blush and perfume of the roses。 

     David   was   very   much   at   home   at   Sunnycrest。   He   was   welcome�察  �he 

knew�察�to go where he pleased。 Even the servants were kind to him�察�as well 

as was the elderly cousin whom he seldom saw�察�but who�察�he knew�察�lived 

there as company for his Lady of the Roses。 

     Perhaps best�察�next to the garden�察�David loved the tower room�察�possibly 



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because Miss Holbrook herself so often suggested that they go there。 And 

it was there that they were when he said�察�dreamily�察�one day�此�

     ;I   like this   placeup   here  so   high�察 �only  sometimes   it   does   make   me 

think of that Princess�察�because it was in a tower like this that she was�察�you 

know。; 

     ;Fairy stories�察�David�拭─�asked Miss Holbrook lightly。 

     ;No�察�not exactly�察�though there was a Princess in it。 Mr。 Jack told it。; 

David's eyes were still out of the window。 

     ;Oh�察�Mr。 Jack� �And does Mr。 Jack often tell you stories�拭─�

     ;No。 He never told only this oneand maybe that's why I remember it 

so。; 

     ;Well�察�and what did the Princess do�拭─�Miss Holbrook's voice was still 

light�察�still carelessly preoccupied。 Her attention�察�plainly�察�was given to the 

sewing in her hand。 

     ;She didn't do and that's what was the trouble�察─�sighed I David。 ;She 

didn't wave�察�you know。; 

     The   needle   in   Miss   Holbrook's   fingers   stopped   short   in   mid´air�察  �the 

thread half´drawn。 

     ;Didn'twave� ─�she stammered。 ;What do youmean�拭─�

     ;Nothing�察─�laughed the boy�察�turning away from the window。 ;I forgot 

that you didn't know the story。; 

     ;But maybe I dothat iswhat was the story�拭─�asked Miss Holbrook�察�

wetting her lips as if they had grown suddenly very dry。 

     ;Oh�察�do you�拭�I wonder now� �It wasn't 'The PRINCE and the Pauper��' 

but the PRINCESS and the Pauper�察─�cited David�察 �and they used to wave 

signals�察�and answer with flags。 Do you know the story�拭─�

     There   was   no   answer。   Miss   Holbrook   was   putting   away   her   work�察�

hurriedly�察�and with hands that shook。 David noticed that she even pricked 

herself in her anxiety to get the needle tucked away。 Then she drew him to 

a low stool at her side。 

     ;David�察�I want you to tell me that story�察�please�察─�she said�察 �just as Mr。 

Jack told it to you。 Now�察�be careful and put it all in�察�because II want to 



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hear  it�察─  �she   finished�察  �with   an   odd   little   laugh   that   seemed   to   bring   two 

bright red spots to her cheeks。 

     ;Oh�察�do you want to hear it�拭�Then I will tell it�察─�cried David joyfully。 

To David�察�almost as delightful as to hear a story was to tell one himself。 

;You see�察�first; And he plunged headlong into the introduction。 

     David   knew   it   wellthat   story�此  �and   there   was�察  �perhaps�察  �little   that   he 

forgot。 It might not have been always told in Mr。 Jack's language�察�but his 

meaning was there�察�and very intently Miss Holbrook listened while David 

told   of   the   boy   and   the   girl�察  �the   wavings�察  �and   the   flags   that   were   blue�察�

black�察�and red。 She laughed once��that was at the little joke with the bells 

that   the   girl   played��but   she   did   not   speak   until   sometime   later   when 

David was telling of the first home´coming of the Princess�察�and of the time 

when the boy on his tiny piazza watched and watched in vain for a waving 

white signal from the tower。 

     ;Do you mean to say�察─�interposed Miss Holbrook then�察�almost starting 

to her feet�察 �that that boy expected; She stopped suddenly�察�and fell back 

in her chair。 The two red spots on her cheeks had become a rosy glow now�察�

all over her face。 

     ;Expected what�拭─�asked David。 

     ;Nnothing。 Go on。 I was soso interested�察─�explained Miss Holbrook 

faintly。 ;Go on。; 

     And David did go on�察�nor did the story lose by his telling。 It gained�察�

indeed�察    �something�察    �for  now    it  had   woven     through    it  the  very   strong 

sympathy   of   a   boy   who   loved   the   Pauper   for   his   sorrow   and   hated   the 

Princess for causing that sorrow。 

     ;And so�察─�he concluded mournfully�察 �you see it isn't a very nice story�察�

after all�察�for it didn't end well a bit。 They ought to have got married and 

lived happy ever after。 But they didn't。; 

     Miss Holbrook drew in her breath a little uncertainly�察�and put her hand 

to her throat。 Her face now�察�instead of being red�察�was very white。 

     ;But�察�David�察─�she faltered�察�after a moment�察 �perhaps hethePauper 

did notnot love the Princess any longer。; 



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    ;Mr。 Jack said that he did。; 

    The white face went suddenly pink again。 

    ;Then�察�why didn't he go to her andandtell her�拭─�

    David lifted his chin。 With all his dignity he answered�察�and his words 

and accent were Mr。 Jack's。 

    ;Paupers don't go to Princesses�察�and say ;I love you。'; 

    ;But perhaps if they didthat isif; Miss Holbrook bit her lips and 

did not finish her sentence。 She did not�察�indeed�察�say anything more for a 

long time。 But she had not forgotten the story。 David knew that�察�because 

later she began to question him carefully about many little pointspoints 

that he was very sure he had already made quite plain。 She talked about it�察�

indeed�察�until he wondered if perhaps she were going to tell it to some one 

else sometime。 He asked her if she were�察�but she only shook her head。 And 

after that she did not question him any more。 And a little later David went 

home。 



                  

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