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singingsinging      just  as  he   said  that  they   did。  And   I  made    him   walk 



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through green forests with the ripple of the brooks in his ears� �Listenlike 

this� ─�And once more the boy raised the violin to his chin�察�and once more 

the   music   trilled   and   rippled about the shocked�察  �amazed   ears of   Simeon 

Holly and his wife。 

     For   a   time   neither   the   man   nor   the   woman   could   speak。   There   was 

nothing in their humdrum�察�habit´smoothed tilling of the soil and washing 

of pots and pans to prepare them for a scene like thisa moonlit barn�察�a 

strange     dead   man�察   �and   that  dead    man's    son   babbling    of  brooks     and 

squirrels�察�and playing jigs on a fiddle for a dirge。 At last�察�however�察�Simeon 

found his voice。 

     ;Boy�察�boy�察�stop that� ─�he thundered。            ;Are you madclean mad�拭�Go 

into   the   house�察  �I   say� ─  �And   the   boy�察  �dazed   but   obedient�察  �put   up his 

violin�察�and followed the woman�察�who�察�with tear´blinded eyes�察�was leading 

the way down the stairs。 

     Mrs。  Holly  was   frightened�察 �but   she   was   also   strangely   moved。   From 

the long   ago the   sound of   another violin   had  come   to   hera violin�察 �too�察�

played by a boy's   hands。 But of this�察 �all this�察�Mrs。 Holly  did not like to 

think。 

     In the kitchen now she turned and faced her young guest。 

     ;Are you hungry�察�little boy�拭─�

     David   hesitated�察  �he   had   not   forgotten   the   woman�察  �the   milk�察  �and   the 

gold´piece。 

     ;Are you   hungrydear�拭─�stammered   Mrs。 Holly  again�察�and this   time 

David's clamorous stomach forced a ;yes; from his unwilling lips�察�which 

sent Mrs。 Holly at once into the pantry for bread and milk and a heaped´up 

plate of doughnuts such as David had never seen before。 

     Like any hungry boy David ate his supper�察�and Mrs。 Holly�察�in the face 

of this very ordinary sight of hunger being appeased at her table�察�breathed 

more freely�察�and ventured to think that perhaps this strange little boy was 

not so very strange�察�after all。 

     ;What is your name�拭─�she found courage to ask then。 

     ;David。; 



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     ;David what�拭─�

     ;Just David。; 

     ;But your father's name�拭─�Mrs。 Holly had almost asked�察�but stopped in 

time。 She did not want to speak of him。 ;Where do you live�拭─�she asked 

instead。 

     ;On the mountain�察�'way up�察�up on the mountain where I can see my 

Silver Lake every day�察�you know。; 

     ;But you didn't live there alone�拭─�

     ;Oh�察�no�察�with fatherbefore hewent away; faltered the boy。 

    The woman flushed red and bit her lip。 

     ;No�察   �no�察  �I  meanwere     there   no   other   houses    but  yours�拭─   �she 

stammered。 

     ;No�察�ma'am。; 

     ;But�察�wasn't your motheranywhere�拭─�

     ;Oh�察�yes�察�in father's pocket。; 

     ;Your MOTHERin your father's POCKET� ─�

     So   plainly   aghast   was   the   questioner   that   David   looked   not   a   little 

surprised as he explained。 

     ;You   don't   understand。    She   is   an  angel´mother�察  �and  angel´mothers 

don't have anything only their pictures down here with us。 And that's what 

we have�察�and father always carried it in his pocket。; 

     ;Ohh�察─   �murmured     Mrs。   Holly�察  �a  quick   mist  in  her  eyes。  Then�察�

gently�此 �And did you always live thereon the mountain�拭─�

     ;Six years�察�father said。; 

     ;But what did you do all day�拭�Weren't you everlonesome�拭─�

     ;Lonesome�拭─�The boy's eyes were puzzled。 

     ;Yes。 Didn't you miss thingspeople�察�other houses�察�boys of your own 

age�察�andand such things�拭─�

    David's eyes widened。 

     ;Why�察�how could I�拭─�he cried。 ;When I had daddy�察�and my violin�察�and 

my Silver Lake�察�and the whole of the great big woods with everything in 

them to talk to�察�and to talk to me�拭─�



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     ;Woods�察�and things in them toto TALK to you� ─                  �Why�察�yes。 It was 

the little brook�察�you know�察�after the squirrel�察�that told me about being dead�察�

and; 

     ;Yes�察�yes�察�but never mind�察�dear�察�now�察─�stammered the woman�察�rising 

hurriedly to her feetthe boy was a little wild�察�after all�察�she thought。 ;You´ 

´you should go to bed。 Haven't you aa bag�察�oror anything�拭─�

     ;No�察�ma'am�察�we left it�察─�smiled David apologetically。 ;You see�察�we had 

so much in it that it got too heavy to carry。 So we did n't bring it。; 

     ;So much in it you didn't bring it�察�indeed� ─�repeated Mrs。 Holly�察�under 

her breath�察�throwing up her hands with a gesture of despair。 ;Boy�察�what are 

you�察�anyway�拭─�

     It was not meant for a question�察�but�察�to the woman's surprise�察�the boy 

answered�察�frankly�察�simply�此�

     ;Father says that I'm one little instrument in the great Orchestra of Life�察�

and that I must see to it that I'm always in tune�察�and don't drag or hit false 

notes。; 

     ;My land� ─�breathed the woman�察�dropping back in her chair�察�her eyes 

fixed on the boy。 Then�察�with an effort�察�she got to her feet。                 ;Come�察�you 

must go to bed�察─�she stammered。 ;I'm sure bed isis the best place you。 I 

think I can find whatwhat you need�察─�she finished feebly。 

     In a snug little room over the kitchen some minutes later�察�David found 

himself at last alone。 The room�察�though it had once belonged to a boy of 

his own age�察�looked very strange to David。 On the floor was a rag´carpet 

rug�察  �the   first   he   had   ever   seen。   On   the   walls   were   a   fishing´rod�察  �a   toy 

shotgun�察�and a case full of bugs and moths�察�each little body impaled on a 

pin�察  �to  David's    shuddering     horror。   The   bed   had   four   tall  posts  at  the 

corners�察�and a very puffy top that filled David with wonder as to how he 

was to reach it�察�or stay there if he did gain it。 Across a chair lay a boy's 

long   yellow´white   nightshirt   that   the   kind   lady   had   left�察  �after   hurriedly 

wiping her eyes with the edge of its hem。 In all the circle of the candlelight 

there   was   just   one   familiar   object   to   David's   homesick   eyesthe   long 

black   violin   case   which   he   had   brought   in   himself�察  �and   which   held   his 



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beloved violin。 

     With his back carefully turned toward the impaled bugs and moths on 

the   wall�察  �David    undressed     himself   and   slipped   into   the  yellow´white 

nightshirt�察  �which   he   sniffed    at   gratefully�察  �so   like   pine   woods   was   the 

perfume that hung about its folds。 Then he blew out the candle and groped 

his way to the one window the little room contained。 

     The moon still shone�察�but little could be seen through the thick green 

branches   of   the   tree   outside。   From   the   yard   below   came   the   sound   of 

wheels�察  �and    of   men's   excited   voices。   There    came   also   the  twinkle   of 

lanterns borne by hurrying hands�察�and the tramp of shuffling feet。 In the 

window David shivered。 There were no wide sweep of mountain�察�hill�察�and 

valley�察�no Silver Lake�察�no restful hush�察�no daddy��no beautiful Things that 

Were。 There was only the dreary�察�hollow mockery of the Things they had 

Become。 

     Long minutes later�察�David�察�with the violin in his arms�察�lay down upon 

the rug�察�and�察�for the first time since babyhood�察�sobbed himself to sleep 

but it was a sleep that brought no rest�察�for in it he dreamed that he was a 

big�察�white´winged moth pinned with a star to an ink´black sky。 



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