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no warningI didn't seeYour carriage was not at the door to´day。; 

     Miss Holbrook's eyebrows rose the fraction of an inch。 

     ;I   sent   it   home。   I   am   planning   to   walk   back。   I   have   several   calls   to 

make on the way�察�and it's high time I was starting。 Good´bye�察�David。; 

     ;But�察  �Lady�察  �of   the   Roses�察  �please�察  �please�察  �don't   go�察─  �besought   David�察�

who   had   been   looking   from   one   to   the   other   in   worried   dismay。   ;Why�察�

you've just come� ─�

     But   neither   coaxing   nor   argument   availed�察  �and   before   David   really 

knew just what had happened�察�he found himself alone with Mr。 Jack。 

     Even then disappointment was piled on disappointment�察�for Mr。 Jack's 

visit was not the unalloyed happiness it usually was。 Mr。 Jack himself was 

almost   cross   at   first�察 �and then   he   was   silent   and   restless�察 �moving   jerkily 

about the room in a way that disturbed David very much。 

     Mr。   Jack    had   brought   with    him   a   book�察  �but   even   that  only   made 

matters worse�察�for when he saw the beautifully bound volumes that Miss 

Holbrook had just left�察�he frowned�察�and told David that he guessed he did 

not need his gift at all�察�with all those other fine books。 And David could 

not   seem   to   make   him   understand   that   the   one   book   from  him   was   just 

exactly as dear as were the whole set of books that his Lady of the Roses 

brought。 

     Certainly   it   was   not   a   satisfactory   visit   at   all�察  �and   for   the   first   time 



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David was almost glad to have Mr。 Jack go and leave him with his books。 

The BOOKS�察�David told himself�察�he could understand�察�Mr。 Jack he could 

notto´day。 

     Several    times   after   this  David's   Lady    of  the  Roses    and   Mr。   Jack 

happened to call at the same hour�察�but never could David persuade these 

two friends of his to stay together。 Always�察�if one came and the other was 

there�察  �the  other   went    away�察  �in  spite  of  David's    protestations   that  two 

people did not tire him at all and his assertions that he often entertained as 

many as that at once。 Tractable as they were in all other ways�察�anxious as 

they  seemed   to   please him�察  �on   this one point   they  were   obdurate�此  �never 

would they stay together。 

     They were not angry with each otherDavid was sure of that�察�for they 

were always very especially polite�察�and rose�察�and stood�察�and bowed in a 

most delightful fashion。 Still�察�he sometimes thought that they did not quite 

like each other�察�for always�察�after the one went away�察�the other�察�left behind�察�

was   silent   and   almost   sternif   it   was   Mr。   Jack�察  �and   flushed´faced   and 

nervousif it was Miss Holbrook。 But why this was so David could not 

understand。 

     The span of handsome black horses came very frequently to the Holly 

farmhouse now�察�and as time passed they often bore away behind them a 

white´faced but happy´eyed boy on the seat beside Miss Holbrook。 

     ;My�察�but I don't see how every one can be so good to me� ─�exclaimed 

the boy�察�one day�察�to his Lady of the Roses。 

     ;Oh�察�that's easy�察�David�察─�she smiled。 ;The only trouble is to find out 

what you wantyou ask for so little。; 

     ;But I don't need to askyou do it all beforehand�察─�asserted the�察�boy。 

;you and Mr。 Jack�察�and everybody。; 

     ;Really�拭�That's good。;   For a brief   moment Miss Holbrook   hesitated�察�

then�察�as if casually�察�she asked�此 �And he tells you stories�察�too�察�I suppose�察�

this Mr。 Jack��just as he used to�察�doesn't he�拭─�

     ;Well�察�he never did tell me but one�察�you know�察�before�察�but he's told me 

more now�察�since I've been sick。; 



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     ;Oh�察�yes�察�I remember�察�and that one was 'The Princess and the Pauper��' 

wasn't it�拭�Well�察�has he told you any morelikethat�拭─�

     The boy shook his head with decision。 

     ;No�察�he doesn't tell me any more like that�察�andand I don't want him 

to�察�either。; 

     Miss Holbrook laughed a little oddly。 

     ;Why�察�David�察�what is the matter with that�拭─�she queried。 

     ;The ending�察�it wasn't nice�察�you know。; 

     ;Oh�察�yes�察�II remember。; 

     ;I've   asked   him  to   change it�察─  �went   on   David�察�in   a grieved voice。   ;I 

asked him just the other day�察�but he wouldn't。; 

     ;Perhaps   hehe   didn't   want   to。;   Miss   Holbrook   spoke   very   quickly�察�

but so low that David barely heard the words。 

     ;Didn't want to�拭�Oh�察�yes�察�he did� �He looked awful sober�察�and as if he 

really cared�察�you know。 And he said he'd give all he had in the world if he 

really could change it�察�but he couldn't。; 

     ;Did   he   sayjust   that�拭─  �Miss   Holbrook   was   leaning   forward   a   little 

breathlessly now。 

     ;Yesjust that�察�and that's the part I couldn't understand�察─�commented 

David。     ;For    I  don't  see   why    a  storyjust    a  story   made     up  out   of 

somebody's headcan't be changed any way you want it。 And I told him 

so。; 

     ;Well�察�and what did he say to that�拭─�

     ;He didn't say anything for a minute�察�and I had to ask him again。 Then 

he sat up suddenly�察 �just as if he'd   been asleep�察 �you know�察 �and said�察 �'Eh�察�

what�察�David��' And then I told him again what I'd said。 This time he shook 

his head�察�and smiled that kind of a smile that isn't really a smile�察�you know�察�

and said something about a real�察�true´to´life story's never having but one 

ending�察�and that was a logical ending。 Lady of the Roses�察�what is a logical 

ending�拭─�

     The Lady of the Roses laughed unexpectedly。 The two little red spots�察�

that   David   always   loved   to   see�察  �flamed   into   her   cheeks�察  �and   her   eyes 



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showed       a  sudden     sparkle。    When     she    answered�察    �her   words     came 

disconnectedly�察�with little laughing breaths between。 

     ;Well�察�David�察�II'm not sure I cantell you。 But perhaps Ican find 

out。 This much�察�however�察�I am sure of�此�Mr。 Jack's logical ending wouldn't 

bemine� ─�

     What she meant David did not know�察�nor would she tell him when he 

asked�察�but a few days later she sent for him�察�and very gladly Davidable 

now to go where he pleasedobeyed the summons。 

     It was November�察�and the garden was bleak and cold�察�but in the library 

a bright fire danced on the hearth�察�and before this Miss Holbrook drew up 

two low chairs。 

     She looked particularly pretty�察�David thought。 The rich red of her dress 

had apparently brought out an answering red in her cheeks。 Her eyes were 

very bright and her lips smiled�察�yet she seemed oddly nervous and restless。 

She sewed a little�察�with a bit of yellow silk on whitebut not for long。 She 

knitted with two long ivory needles flashing in and out of a silky mesh of 

bluebut this�察�too�察�she soon ceased doing。 On a low stand at David's side 

she had placed books and pictures�察�and for a time she talked of those。 Then 

very abruptly she asked�此�

     ;David�察�when will you seeMr。 Jack againdo you suppose�拭─�

     ;Tomorrow。 I'm going up to the House that Jack Built to tea�察�and I'm to 

stay all night。 It's Halloweenthat is�察�it isn't really Halloween�察�because it's 

too late。 I lost that�察�being sick�察�you know。 So we're going to pretend�察�and 

Mr。 Jack is going to show me what it is like。 That is what Mr。 Jack and Jill 

always do�察�when something ails the real thing�察�they just pretend with the 

make´believe one。 He's planned lots of things for Jill and me to do�察�with 

nuts   and   apples   and   candles�察  �you   know。   It's   to´morrow   night。   so   I'll   see 

him then。; 

     ;To´morrow�拭  �Soso   soon�拭─  �faltered   Mis

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