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him then。; 

     ;To´morrow�拭  �Soso   soon�拭─  �faltered   Miss   Holbrook。   And   to   David�察�

gazing at her with wondering eyes�察�it seemed for a moment almost as if 

she were looking about for a place to which she might run and hide。 Then 

determinedly�察�as if she were taking hold of something with both hands�察�she 



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leaned   forward�察  �looked   David   squarely   in   the   eyes�察  �and   began   to   talk 

hurriedly�察�yet very distinctly。 

     ;David�察�listen。 I've something I want you to say to Mr。 Jack�察�and I want 

you to be sure and get it just right。 It's about thethe story�察�'The Princess 

and    the   Pauper��'   you    know。    You    can   remember�察    �I  think�察  �for   you 

remembered   that   so   well。 Will   you   say  it   to   himwhat   I'm  going to   tell 

youjust as I say it�拭─�

     ;Why�察�of course I will� ─�David's promise was unhesitating�察�though his 

eyes were still puzzled。 

     ;It's   about   thethe   ending�察─  �stammered   Miss   Holbrook。   ;That   is�察  �it 

mayit may have something to do with the endingperhaps�察─�she finished 

lamely。 And again David noticed that odd shifting of Miss Holbrook's gaze 

as   if   she   were   searching   for some   means   of   escape。 Then�察  �as   before�察  �he 

saw her chin lift determinedly�察�as she began to talk faster than ever。 

     ;Now�察�listen�察─�she admonished him�察�earnestly。 

    And David listened。 



                            CHAPTER XXIV 



                   A STORY REMODELED 



       The   pretended    Halloween     was    a  great  suceess。   So   very   excited�察�

indeed�察�did David become over the swinging apples and popping nuts that 

he quite forgot to tell Mr。 Jack what the Lady of the Roses had said until 

Jill had gone up to bed and he himself was about to take from Mr。 Jack's 

hand the little lighted lamp。 

     ;Oh�察�Mr。 Jack�察�I   forgot�察─�he cried then。  ;There was something I   was 

going to tell you。; 

     ;Never mind to´night�察�David�察�it's so late。 Suppose we leave it until to´ 

morrow�察─�suggested Mr。 Jack�察�still with the lamp extended in his hand。 



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     ;But    I  promised     the  Lady    of   the  Roses    that  I'd  say   it  to´night�察─�

demurred the boy�察�in a troubled voice。 

     The man drew his lamp halfway back suddenly。 

     ;The Lady of the Roses� �Do you meanshe sent a messageto ME�拭─�

he demanded。 

     ;Yes�察�about the story�察�'The Princess and the Pauper��' you know。; 

     With   an   abrupt   exclamation   Mr。   Jack   set   the   lamp   on   the   table   and 

turned to a chair。 He had apparently lost his haste to go to bed。 

     ;See   here�察  �David�察  �suppose   you   come   and   sit   down�察  �and   tell   me   just 

what you're talking about。 And firstjust what does the Lady of the Roses 

know about thatthat 'Princess and the Pauper'�拭─�

     ;Why�察�she knows it all�察�of course�察─�returned the boy in surprise。 ;I told 

it to her。; 

     ;Youtolditto her� ─�Mr。 Jack relaxed in his chair。 ;David� ─�

     ;Yes。 And she was just as interested as could be。; 

     ;I don't doubt it� ─�Mr。 Jack's lips snapped together a little grimly。 

     ;Only she didn't like the ending�察�either。; 

     Mr。 Jack sat up suddenly。 

     ;She didn't likeDavid�察�are you sure�拭�Did she SAY that�拭─�

     David frowned in thought。 

     ;Well�察�I don't know as I can tell�察�exactly�察�but I'm sure she did n't like it�察�

because just before she told me WHAT to say to you�察�she said thatthat 

what she was going to say would probably have something to do with the 

ending�察  �anyway。   Still;   David   paused   in   yet   deeper   thought。   ;Come   to 

think     of  it�察 �there   really   isn't  anythingnot      in   what    she   saidthat 

CHANGED   that   ending�察  �as   I   can   see。   They   didn't   get   married   and   live 

happy ever after�察�anyhow。; 

     ;Yes�察�but what did she say�拭─�asked Mr。 Jack in a voice that was not 

quite steady。 ;Now�察�be careful�察�David�察�and tell it just as she said it。; 

     ;Oh�察�I will�察─�nodded David。          ;SHE said to do that�察�too。; 

     ;Did she�拭─�Mr。 Jack leaned farther forward in his chair。 ;But tell me�察�

how did she happen toto say anything about it�拭�Suppose you begin at the 



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beginningaway back�察�David。 I want to hear it allall� ─�

     David gave a contented sigh�察�and settled himself more comfortably。 

     ;Well�察�to begin with�察�you see�察�I told her the story long ago�察�before I 

was sick�察�and she was ever so interested then�察�and asked lots of questions。 

Then   the   other   day   something   came   upI've   forgotten   howabout   the 

ending�察�and I told her how hard I'd tried to have you change it�察�but you 

wouldn't。 And she spoke right up quick and said probably you didn't want 

to change it�察�anyhow。 But of course I settled THAT question without any 

trouble�察─  �went   on   David   confidently�察   �by   just   telling   her   how   you   said 

you'd give anything in the world to change it。; 

     ;And you told her thatjust that�察�David�拭─�cried the man。 

     ;Why�察�yes�察�I had to�察─�answered David�察�in surprise�察 �else she wouldn't 

have known that you DID want to change it。 Don't you see�拭─�

     ;Oh�察�yes� �Iseea good deal that I'm thinking you don't�察─�muttered Mr。 

Jack�察�fallig back in his chair。 

     ;Well�察�then is when I told her about the logical endingwhat you said�察�

you   know��oh�察  �yes�   �and   that   was   when   I   found   out   she   did   n't   like   the 

ending�察�because she laughed such a funny little laugh and colored up�察�and 

said that she wasn't sure she could tell me what a logical ending was�察�but 

that she would try to find out�察�and that�察�anyhow�察�YOUR ending wouldn't 

be hersshe was sure of that。; 

     ;David�察�did she say thatreally�拭─�Mr。 Jack was on his feet now。 

     ;She did�察�and then yesterday she asked me to come over�察�and she said 

some   more   things��about   the   story�察  �I   mean��but   she   didn't   say   another 

thing about the ending。 She didn't ever say anything about that except that 

little bit I told you of a minute ago。; 

     ;Yes�察�yes�察�but what did she say�拭─�demanded Mr。 Jack�察�stopping short 

in his walk up and down the room。 

     ;She said�此�'You tell Mr。 Jack that I know something about that story of 

his   that   perhaps   he   doesn't。   In   the   first   place�察  �I   know   the   Princess   a   lot 

better than he does�察�and she isn't a bit the kind of girl he's pictured her。; 

     ;Yes� �Go ongo on� ─�



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     ; 'Now�察�for instance��' she says�察�'when the boy made that call�察�after the 

girl first came back�察�and when the boy didn't like it because they talked of 

colleges and travels�察�and such things�察�you tell him that I happen to know 

that that girl was just hoping and hoping he'd speak of the old days and 

games�察�but that she could n't speak�察�of course�察�when he hadn't been even 

once to see her during all those weeks�察�and when he'd acted in every way 

just as if he'd forgotten。' ; 

     ;But she hadn't wavedthat Princess hadn't wavedonce� ─�argued Mr。 

Jack�察 �and he looked and looked for it。; 

     ;Yes�察�SHE spoke of that�察─�returned David。 ;But SHE said she shouldn't 

think the Princess would have waved�察�when she'd got to be such a great 

big girl as thatWAVING to a BOY� �She said that for her part she should 

have been ashamed of her if she had� ─�

     ;Oh�察�did she� ─�murmured Mr。 Jack blankly�察�dropping suddenly into his 

chair。 

     ;Yes�察 �she   did�察─  �repeated   David�察  �with   a  little   virtuous   uplifting   of   his 

chin。 

     

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