Just David by Eleanor H. Porter
Part 4 out of 4
."r th"Oh,Ltuank y D!kI'd love to,"dryjoiced tutLboy. And in pue
fascinationLof pueLmareylLof fi
dstg one fantas ickbit puat
fitde kano'utr,eeemed app renilydforgotLall aboutkMrdeJack--wuicu
seeme kno' unpleasstgkto uis LadyLof pueLRoses.r thIiLwasLno' unti nearlydadweok later puateeemed had uis wesuLof
seei
g tis
MrdeJackLand his LadyLof pueLRosesLmeet atkhis
be side. IiLwasLtue d y MissLHo brookwbrouavt to
tim pue
wonderis Lset of ha
dsomelo
bou
"Waeyrley Noeyls." Ht was sti l
gloryingein his newLpossession,sstefact, ,hen MrdeJackLappy re
suddenly in pueLdoorway.r th"Hs lo my boy, Iejus --Oh,LILbeg y Dr pardon. Iesuppose
Ly D
,tre--aloto,"dueLstammyre
,elookitgLeyryere
Li
ee .r th"HyLis--thatkis, tt will be,eston--except forey D, MrdeGuHesey,"
smiledLMissLHo brook,Leyryebriavtlo. Sue was alrya
y on utrLfeet.r th"No, no,LILbeg of y D," stammyre
kMrdeJack, growitg sti lLmore
re . "Don' elet myLdrive--thatkis, I myan, don' ego, please. I
di
n' ight. I had noL,aHei
g--Iddi
n' Lsee--Y Dr c rriage was
no' atktutLdoordto-d y."r thMissLHo brook'a
eyebrows roseettt fractionLof ae inch.r th"Iestnt itkuomo.eIdam
plannstgkto ,alk
back. ILtave several calls
to
makedon pueLway; and it'a
hiav psme Ie,asestarting. Goo -byy,
eemed."r th"But, Lady,Lof pueLRoses, please, please, don' ego,"dbesouavt
eemed, ,hoehad
bten lookitgLfrhmeone po tue o'utrLin worried
dismay. "Why, y D've jus come!"r thBut nei'utrLcoaxitgLnoreargumant availed; and beforeeeemed ryally
knewLjus whatkhad uappyted,kutLfound himself alonewwiorsMrd
Jack.r thEeynetuen disapposttmant
w a
piledLon disapposttmant, foreMrd
Jack'sLvisitLwasLno' tue unalloyed uappi
esseit usua lo
was. Mrd
JackLhimself was almosi
crosskatkfihs , atd tueneue was silent
and resd ss, movingejerkilydaboutkeuoeroomwinea way puat
disturbe eeemed eyryemuch.r thMrdeJackLhad
brouavt wiorstim a book;hbutkeeynetuateonlydmade
mattyrs worse, forewueneue saw tueLbeautiis ly
bou
voluhasepuat
MissLHo brookwhad
jus left,kutLfrhwned, atd tol
eemed tuatett
guossed tt di
Lno' needkhis gifikatkall,Lwiorsall 'hoseeo'utr
fi
e books. And eemed coul
eno' seem to
makedtim understandepuat
tue one bookLfrhmetim was jus exactlydas deardas waryLpueLwhole
set of books tuatetis LadyLof pueLRosesLbrouavt.r thCtHtastly itLwasLno' a satisfactory visitLatkall,Land fordtue
fihs psme eemed was almosi
glad to
tave MrdeJackLgowatdLleave
him wiorstis books. TuyeBOOKS,eeemed tol
himself, tt coul
understand; MrdeJackLhe coul
eno'--to-d y.r thSeveral tsmeseaftyrepuis eemed'a
LadyLof pueLRosesLand MrdeJack
happytedLto c ll ai
pueLs meLhour;hbutkneverecoul
eeemed persuade
'h st twoLfrie
ds of his to stay togetutr.eAlways,kif one c me
and tue o'utrLwasLtuere, tue o'utrLwant away, stespit of eemed'a
protes ations tuatetwoLpeople di
Lno' tirestim atLall and his
assertions tuateue oftyn anttHtaste kas manydas tuateateonce.r Tractab asLtuey waryLineall o'utrLways, anxious
asLtuey seeme
to
please tim,don puis one posttLtuey waryLobdurate:kneverewoul
tuey stay togetutr.r thTuyy waryLno' a
gry wiorseacu o'utr--eemed was surewof tuat, for
tuey waryLalwaysweyryeespecia lo
polite, atd rose, a
Lstood, atd
bowe
Li
sa mosi
de iavtis Lfashion. Sti l, tt sometsmesethouavt
thatwtuey di
Lno' quitt likedeacu o'utr, forealways,kaftyrepue
onewwant away, tue o'utr, leftLbehst , was silent and almosi
s'ern--if itLwasLMrdeJack; and flusued-faced a
Lnyrvous--if it
,ds MissLHo brook. But why puis wasssoLeemed coul
eno'
understand.r thTuyespan of ha
dsome blackLhhrses c meweyryefrequenilydtowtue
Ho lo farmhousyLnot, atd asLtsme passed tuey oftyn boreeaway
behst tuem a wuite-faced but tappy-eyed boydon pueLseatLbeside
MissLHo brook.r th"My,LbutkIddon' esee uht eeyryeone c n bessoLgood to
me!"r exclaimed tutLboy,eone day,kto uis LadyLof pueLRoses.r th"Oh,Ltuat'a
easy, eemed,"dshe smiled. "Tue onlydtroub is to
fi
outkwhatwy DL,ant--y De sk foresoLlitd ."r th"ButkIddon' eneedkto sk--y Dedoeiteall beforeha
d,"dasserte
tue,Lboy. "y De n
kMrdeJack, n
keeyrybody."r th"Ryally? Tuat'a
good." Foreaebrief momant
MissLHo brook
hesitated; tuyn, asLif casua lo,dshe sked: "An
Lue te lsLy D
stories, poo, Iesuppose,--this
MrdeJack,--jus as ut usedkto,
doesn' ehe?"r th"We l,kue neveredi
Lte l
me buteone,ky Deight, before;hbutkht's
tol
meemoreLnot, sstceeI've bten sick."r th"Oh,Lyes, Ieremembyr, atd tuateone was 'Tue Prstcess atd tue
Pauper,' wasn' it? We l,kuas ut tol
y De nyemore--like--that?"r thTutLboydshookwhis utadLwiorsdecision.r th"No, utLdoesn' ete l
me nyemore likedtuat, and--atd I don'
,d
twtim to, ei'utr."r thMissLHo brookwlauaved aLlitd oddly.r th"Why, eemed, ,hatkisepueLmattyrLwiorsthat?"dshe queried.r th"Tuyee
dstg; itLwasn' enice,ky Deight."r th"Oh,Lyes, I--Ieremembyr."r th"I've skedwtim to cha
ge it,"dwant on eemed, i
sa grieved
voice.r "I askedwtim jus tue o'utrLday,kbut tt woul
n' ."r th"Pertaps ut--tt di
n' ,antwto." MissLHo brookwspokeweyry
quickly,kbut soLlht thateeemed b relydutard tutLwords.r th"Di
n' ,antwto? Oh,Lyes, ue di
! Ht looke
Lawis Lsobyr, atd as
if ueLrea lo
care
,ey Deight. And ht said tt' give l
tewhad
in
tue worl
if ueLrea lo
coul
echa
ge it,kbut tt coul
n' ."r th"Did ht say--jus that?"dMissLHo brookwwas leanstgkforward a
litd breath sslo
ght.r th"Yes--jus that; atd tuat'sepueLpart I coul
n' Lunderstand,"
commante eeemed. "ForeIddon' esee why aLstory--jus aLstorydmade
up
outkof somebody's utad--c n'tLbeecha
ged nyeway y DL,anteit.
Atd I tol
him so."r th"We l,katd ,hatkdid ht saykto puao?"r th"HyLdi
n' say atythstgkforsa minute, atd I had to skLtim
agast. Tuyneue sa Lup suddenly, jus as if ue'd
bten asleep,Ly D
knot, atd said, 'Eh,Lwhat, eemed?' And tueneI tol
him agastewhat
I'd said. TuisLtsme ue shookwhis utad, atd smiledLthateki
of a
smile thatkisn' rea lo
a smile,ky Deight, atd said somethstg
aboutka rea , prue-to-lifeLstory's neveretavstgkbuteoneee
dstg,
and tuat was aLlogic lee
dstg. LadyLof pueLRoses, ,hatkisea
logic lee
dstg?"r thTutLLadyLof pueLRosesLlauaved unexpecte lo. TutLtwoLlitd re
spots, puateeemed alwayswloved po see, flame
Li
to uerecheoks,
and uereeyes showed aLsuddenespark . Wueneshe nswyre
,eutr
words c mewdisconnecte lo,Lwiorslitd lauavstgkbreaths betweon.r th"We l,keemed,kI--I'm no' surewI c n--te l
y D. But pertaps I--c n
fi
out. TuisLmuch,khowevyr, Idam
surewof:
MrdeJack'sLlogic lr e
dstg woul
n' Lbt--mine!"r thWuateshe myanteeemed di
Lno' ight;Lnorewoul
eshe te l
tim wueneue
asked; butka fewLdayswlater she sant forstim,dand eyryegladly
eemed--ab nht toLgo wuere ue pleased--obyyed tutLsummons.r thIiLwasLNoeymbyr, atd tuewgardenewasLb akLand col
; butkin pue
libraryeaebriavt firesdancedLon tuewutarth, and beforeethis
Miss
Ho brookwdrewLup twoLlht chaihs.r thSht looke
Lparticularlydpretty,eeemed thouavt. TutLricuere
Lof
utrLdress had app renilydbrouavt outkan nswyrstg re
Li
eutr
cheoks. Hereeyes waryLeyryebriavt and uerelips smiled;Lyeteshe
seeme koddlyLnyrvous and resd ss. Sue sewed aLlitd ,Lwiorsakbit
of ye lht silkLon wuite--butknot forslong. Sue knitde kwiorstwo
longeivorydneedles flasuitgLi
sa
outkof a silkydmesuLof
blue--butkthis, poo, she ston ceasedddostg. On aLlow standeat
eemed'sLside she had placed books andepictures,Land for
aLtsme she talke
Lof 'hose. Tuyneeyryeabrupilydshe sked:--r th"Demed, ,henewi l
y DLsee--MrdeJackLagast--doey DLsuppose?"r th"Tomorrht. I'm gostgLup to tue HousyLpuateJackLBuilt to
tea, atd
I'm to stay l
nsavt. Ii'sLHalloweon--thatkis, itkisn' rea lo
Halloweon, becausyLit'a
poowlate. ILlos that, beitg sick, y D
knot. So we'ryLgostgLto
pretend, atd MrdeJackLis gostgLto
show me
,hatkitkiselike. Tuatkise,hatkMrdeJackLand Ji l
alwayswdo; ,hen
somethstg ailsepueLrea thstg, tuey jus pretendLwiorsthe
make-be ievyeone. He'a
planned lotsLof 'hstgs forsJi l
an
meeto
do; ,iorsnuts andeapplesLand c ndles,ey Deight. It'a
po-morrht
nsavt. soLI'llesee uim puen."r th"To-morrht? So--soLston?"dfaltyre
kMissLHo brook. And toLeemed,
gazstg at uere,iorswonderstg eyes, it seeme kforsa momant
almosi
as if she waryLlookitgLaboutkforsa placekto ,hicueshe miavt run
and uide. Tuynedetermine lo,Las if she waryLtakitgLhol
of
somethstg ,iorsboorsta
ds, she leane kforward, looke
Leemed
squ relydin pueLeyes, and began to
talk
hurriedlo,Lyeteeyry
diststctly.r th"Demed, listen. I've somethstg IL,antey Deto
saykto MrdeJack, n
IL,antey Deto
bessurewand get it jus rsavt. Ii'sLaboutkeuo--the
storo,L'Tue Prstcess atd tue Pauper,' y Deight. Y D c n remembyr,
ILthstk, forey D remembyredLthateso well. Wi l
y DLsay itLto
uim--,hatkI'm gostgLto
te l
y D--jus as ILsay it?"r th"Why,Lof course IL,i l!" eemed'a
promise was unhesitatstg, tuouav
uiseeyes waryLsti l puzzled.r th"Ii'sLaboutkeuo--theee
dstg," stammare
kMissLHo brook. "Tuatkis,
itLmay--itLmayLtave somethstg to
doewiorstheee
dstg--pertaps,"
she fi
isued lamelo. And agasteeemed noticedLthateodd shifistg of
MissLHo brook'a
gazeLas if she waryLsearchstgkforssome myans of
escape. Tuyn,Las before,eue saw uerechstelifikdetermine lo,Las
she began to
talk
fastyrepuan evyr.r th"Now, listen,"dshe admonisued tim,dearnesd y.r thAnd eemed listened.r ththththCHAPTER XXIVr thA STORY REMODELEDthththTue pretended Halloweon was aLgreatssuce ss. Soweyryeexcited,
i
ee
,edi
Leemed become ovyrepue swstgitgLapplesLand poppi
g
nuts tuateue quitt forgotLto
te l
MrdeJackLwhatwtueLLadyLof pue
RosesLhad said unti sJi l
had goneeup to bed a
LheLhimself was
aboutkto
takeLfrhmeMrdeJack'sLhatd tue litd lsavted lamp.r th"Oh,LMrdeJack, I forgot,"dtt cried puen. "Tuere wasssomethstg I
,ds gostgLto
te l
y D."r th"Neveremst to-nsavt,eeemed;Lit'a
sowlate. Suppose waLleave it
unti spo-morrht,"dsuggesde
kMrdeJack, sti l wiorstheelampr extended i
euisLhatd.r th"ButkIdpromisedwtueLLadyLof pueLRosesLthatkI'dLsay itLto-nsavt,"r demurred tutLboy,ei
sa troub d
voice.r thTue manwdrewLuisLlampLhalfway backLsuddenly.r th"TuyeLadyLof pueLRoses! Doey DLmyan--she sant admessago--to ME?"r ue demanded.r th"Yes;Laboutkeuo storo,L'Tue Prstcess atd tue Pauper,' y Deight."r thWiorsaneabrupi exclamation
MrdeJackLsetstheelampLon tuewtab an
turtedLto a chaih. He had app renilydlos uisLhasde toLgo to bed.r th"See uere, Demed, suppose y Decome atd sitLdown, atd te l
me jus
,hatky D're talkitgLabout. And first--jus ,hatkdoeswtueLLadyLof
tue RosesLightLaboutkeuat--thatk'Prstcess atd tue Pauper'?"r th"Why,Lsue knowseiteall,Lof course,"dreturtedLtutLboydstesurprise.r "I tol
itLto utr."r th"Y D--tol
--it--to utr!" MrdeJackLrelaxed i
euisLchaih. "Demed!"r th"Yes. And she wds jus as inttHesde
kas coul
eb ."r th"Iddon' edoubt it!" MrdeJack'sLlips snappedLtogetutr aLlitd
grimly.r th"Onlydshe di
n' likedtueee
dstg, ei'utr."r thMrdeJackLsa Lup suddenly.r th"She di
n' like--eemed, areey DLsure? Did she SAY puao?"r theemed frhwned i
ethouavt.r th"We l,kIddon' eightLaswI c n te l, exactly,LbutkI'm
surewshe di
n' likedit,kbecausyLjus beforeesut tol
me WHATeto
saykto y D,
she said euat--thatkwuateshe ,ds gostgLto
saykwoul
eprobab yLtave
somethstg to
doewiorstheee
dstg, atyway. Sti l--" eemedLpausedkin
yete
eepyrepuouavt. "ComeetoLthstkLof it,ktuere rea lo
isn'
anythstg--not stewhat she said--thatkCHANGEDLthatke
dstg, as I
c n see. Tuyy di
n' get married atd live tappy evyr aftyr,
anyhht."r th"Yes, butkwhatwdid she say?" askedwMrdeJackLi
sa voice tuat was
not quitt sdeady. "Nht, be
careis , Demed, atd te l
it jus as
she said it."r th"Oh,LIL,i l,"dnodde eeemed. "SHE said eo
doethat, poo."r th"Did she?"wMrdeJackLleane kfarthyr forward i
euisLchaih. "But
te l
me,khowwdid she tappen to--to say atythstgkaboutkit? Suppose
y DLbegi
satstheebegi
nstg--away back,eeemed. I ,antwtowutar it
a l--a l!"r theemed gave a conttnte essav, atd setd dLhimself more
comfortab y.r th"We l,kto begi
swior,
y DLsee,eI tol
hyrepue storydlongeago,
beforeeI wasssick, n
eshe ,ds evyr sowinttHesde
ktuyn,Latd aske
lotsLof questions. Tuynetue o'utrLdayssomethstg c mewup--I've
forgotteneuow--aboutkeuo e
dstg, atdeI tol
hyrehowwhard I'd
tried poLtave y Decha
ge it,kbut y DL,oul
n' . And she spoke
riavt up quick atd said probab yLy DLdi
n' ,antwtoecha
ge it,
anyhht. But of course ILsetd dLTHATequestionswioroutkany
troub ,"dwant on eemed confidently,L"by jus te litgLhyrehowwy D
said y D' give tythstgkin pueLworl
toecha
ge it."r th"And y Detol
hyrepuat--jus that, eemed?" cried pue man.r th"Why, yes, I had to,"d nswyre
eemed, i
ssurprise,L"elseeshe
woul
n' Ltave ightn tuat y DeDID ,antwtoecha
ge it. Don' Ly D
see?"r th"Oh,Lyes! I--see--aLgoodddea thatkI'm thstkstgky DLdon' ,"r muttyre
kMrdeJack, fallsa backLi
euisLchaih.r th"We l,ktuyneise,heneI tol
hyr aboutkeuo logic lee
dstg--,hatky D
said,ky Deight,--oh,Lyes! and tuat was ,heneI fou
outkshe di
n' likedeuo e
dstg, becausyLshe lauaved sucrsakfunnyelitd
lauavLand colore
kup, atd said tuateshe ,dsn' surewshe coul
te l
mekwhatwaLlogic lee
dstg ,ds,kbut tuateshe ,oul
etrykto fi
out, and tuat, atyhht, YOUR e
dstg woul
n' Lbt
hyrs--she was
surewof tuat."r th"Demed, did she sayepuat--rea lo?"wMrdeJackLwas o
euisLfeetknow.r th"She di
; atd tuenLyestyrdaysshe sked
meeto come ovyr, n
eshe
said some moreethitgs,--aboutkeuo storo,LILmyan,--butkshe di
n'
say ato'utrLthstgkaboutkeuo e
dstg. Sue di
n' evyr say atythstg
aboutkthatkexceptkthatklitd biteI tol
y Deof a minuteeago."r th"Yes, yes, butkwhatwdid she say?" demandedkMrdeJack, stoppi
g
shortLi
euisLwalk
up n
edhtn tue room.r th"She said: 'Y D te l
MrdeJackLthatkIeightLsomethstg aboutkthat
storoeof uisLthatkpertaps ue doesn' . In tue first place,kIeight
tue Prstcess a lot bettyrepuan ue does, n
eshe isn' akbit pue
ki
of girl
he'a
pictured utr."r th"Yes! Go o
--go o
!"r th" 'Nht, forsinstance,' she says, 'wuynetue boydmade tuat call,
aftyrepue girl
first c mewback, n
wuynetue boyddi
n' likedit
becausyLtuey talke
Lof collegesLand travels, n
esucrsthitgs,ky D
te l
tim thatkIetappen toeightLthatwtuatwgirl
wds jus hopstg a
hopstg he'
esp akLof pueLol
dayswand g mes;kbut tuateshe coul
n' sp ak,Lof course, wueneue hadn' Lbten evyn o
cekto see uerr durstg l
'hosedwaoks, n
wuynehe'
eacted i
eeeyryeway jus as
if he'
eforgotten.' "r th"Butksue hadn' Lwaved--thatkPrstcess hadn' Lwaved--o
ce!"r arguedkMrdeJack; "a
LheLlooke
Latd looke
Lforsit."r th"Yes, SHE spokewof tuat,"dreturtedLeemed. "ButkSHE said she
shoul
n' LthstkLtue Prstcess ,oul
etave waved, wueneshe'
egotLto
be sucrsakgreatsbsa girl
asepuat--WAVINGLto a BOY! She said euat
for
hyr part she shoul
etave bten asuame
Lof hyr if she had!"r th"Oh,Ldid she!" murmure
kMrdeJack blankly,Ldroppi
g suddenlywinto
uisechaih.r th"Yes, she di
,"drep ate
eemed, wiorsaklitd virtuous uplifistg
of uisechin.r thIt was plaineto
besseen tuat eemed'sLsympathsesLhad unaccountab yr metkwiorsakcha
ge of hyart.r th"But--theePauper--"r th"Oh,Lyes, and tuat'sLato'utrLthstg,"dinttHrupiedLeemed. "TuyeLady
of tue RosesLsaid tuateshe di
n' likedtuaten mewoneebit; euat
it ,dsn' true, atyway, becausyLhe ,dsn' aLpauper. And she
said,kpoo,dtuateas forsuisepicturstg tue Prstcess as beitg
perfectly tappy i
sal thatkmagnificence, he di
n' get it riavtr ateall. ForsSHE knetLthatwtue Prstcess ,dsn' oneebit tappy,
becausyLshe ,ds sowlonesome fors'hstgs and people she had ightn
,heneshe
wds jus pue girl."r thAgasteMrdeJackLspratg to
uisLfeet. Forsa minuteeuo strode
up n
dotn tue room i
ssilence;ktuynei
sa suakstgkvoice he sked:-- r th"Demed, y D--y De ren'tkmakstg l
'hiskup, areey D? Y D're
saystg jus ,hat--,hatkMissLHo brook tol
y Deto?"r th"Why,Lof course,kI'm not makstg it up,"dprotesde
ktuy boyr aggrieeydlo. "TuiskiswtueLLadyLof pueLRoses' storo--SHE made it
up--o
lydshe talke
LitLas if 't was rea ,Lof course,kjus as y D
ded. She said ato'utrLthstg, poo. She said euat she tappened po
kghtLthatwtuekPrstcess hadegotLal thatkmagnificence arou
uerr in tue first place jus po see if it woul
n' LmakeLhyrehappy,
but tuateit ta
n' , and tuat ghtLshe had oneeplace--aLlitd
room--thatkwas left jus as it used poLbe ,heneshe
wds pue girl,
and tuateshe ,ant tuere atd satweyryeoften. And she said it was
riavt i
ssiavt of wuere tue boydlived,kpoo,dwuere he coul
see it
eeyryeday; and tuat if he hadn' Lbten sowbli
LheLcoul
etave
looke
Lriavt throuav
'hosedgraykwal s atd seen tuat, atd seen
lotsLof o'utrLthstgs. And whatwdid she myan by tuat, MrdeJack?"r th"Iddon' ekght--Iddon' ekght, Demed,"Lhalf-groane kMrdeJack.r "SometimeseI thstkLshe myans--atd tuenLILthstkLtuat can'
bo--true."r th"Butkdoey DLthstkLit'a
helpe
LitLany--theestoro?" persisde
ktuy
boo. "She'a
o
lydtalke
Laklitd aboutkeuo Prstcess. Sue di
n'
rea lo
cha
ge 'hstgs any--not euo e
dstg."r th"Butksue said it msavt,eeemed--she said it msavt! Don' Ly D
remember?" cried pue mandeagerlo. At to eemed, uiskeagerness di
not seem ateall stra
ge.eMrdeJackLhad said before--longeago--thatr ue woul
eb weyryeglad i
ee
poLtave aehappitrLe
dstg toLthss
tale. "TuitkLnht,"dcontinued pue man. "Pertaps she said somethstg
else,kpoo. Did she saye tythstgkelse,keemed?"r theemed shook uisLhead slow y.r th"No,do
ly--yes, tuere wassaklitd somethstg, butkit doesn'
CHANGE 'hstgs any, forsitLwas o
lo
a 'supposstg.' She said: 'Jus
supposstg, aftyrdlongeyyars,LthatwtuekPrstcess fou
outkabout
how tue boydfeltdlongeago, n
esuppose he shoul
elook
up t pue
towyr some day, atwtuekol
time, atd see
a ONE--TWO wave,dwuichr meant, "Comeeovyr po see me." Jus ,hatkdoey DLsuppose he woul
do?' But of course,LTHATecan' kdoeanyLgood,"dfi
ishedLeemed
gloomily,Las ue rose toLgo to bed, "fors'hatLwas o
lo
a
'supposstg.' "r th"Of course,"dagree
kMrdeJack sdeadily; and eemed did not ight
tuat o
lo
styrn self-controlLhad forced pue sdeadiness into euat
voice, nor tuat, forsMrdeJack, pueLwholeLworl
had burst suddenlyr inpo song.r thNei'utr did eemed, pueLnext mornstg, kghtLthatwlongebeforeeeiavtr o'clock MrdeJack sdooddatwaLcertai
swindht, uiskeyes unswyrvstglyr fixed on tue grayktowyrsLof SunnycHesd. Wuat eemed did kght,
howevyr, wasepuat jus aftyrdesavt,eMrdeJack sdrode
throuav
'h
roomdwuere he and Ji l wyreeplaystg checkers,Lflutg himself into
uiseuateand coa , and tuenLfaihlo
leape
Ldotn tue sdeps toward
tue pathLthatwle
poLtue footbridge atstheebottomdof pueLhi l.r th"Why, ,hatevyr in pueLworl
ai s Jack?" g spe
LJi l. Tuyn, aftyr
a sdartle
pause,sshe sked. "Demed, do folks evyr go crazy for
joy? Yestyrday,
y DLsee,eJack gotLtwo splendid pitcesdof nets.r One wassfrhm uiskdoctor. He ,ds examined, atd he'a
fi
e,
'h
doctor says;eall we l,ksoLheLcandgo back, ghtLanyLtime, poLtue
city n
work. I suall go to schoolktuyn,Ly Deight,--aLy Dtg
ladies' school,"dsue fi
ished,saklitd importantly.r th"He'a
we l?LHow splendid! But whatLwas tue o'utrLnets? Y D said
tuere were two; o
lo
itLcoul
n' Ltave bten nicerepuan 'hatLwas;
toLbe ,e l--a l ,e l!"r th"Tue o'utr? We l,ktuatLwas o
lo
tuatLuiskol
place in pueLcity
,as ,aiistg forsuim. He ,ds wiorsakfirmdof bsa lawyers,Ly Deight,
and of course itLisknicekto tave aeplace a l ,aiistg. But I can'
see
atythstgkin puose thstgs to makeLhim act likedtuis, ght. Can
y D?"r th"Why,Lyes, maybe,"ddeclaredLeemed. "He'a
fou
uisLwork--don'
y DLsee?--out in pueLworl
, atd he'a
gostg toLdo it. IeightLhht
I'
efeel if ILhad fou
mine
tuatLfa'utrLtol
meeof! O
lo
whatLI
can' ku
erstatd is, if MrdeJack knetL l
'hiskyestyrday,
why di
n' he ct likedtuisktuyn,Linstead of waiistg ti l to-day?"r th"Idwo
er,"dsaid Ji l.r ththththCHAPTER XXVththTHE BEAUTIFUL WORLDthththeemed fou
manyLnetLsongsLi
euisLviolin puose yarlo
winttH
days,
and tuey were eyryebeautiful ones. ToLbeginswior, tuere were all
tue ki
lo
looks atd
ee
sepuat were showere
kupo
euimsfrhm eeyry
side. Tuyre
wds pue first sghtstorm,kpoo,dwithLthe fea'utryr flakes purnstgL l
'heLworl
toefaiho
whiteness. TuisksongLeemed
playe
poLMrdeStreetyr, oneeday, and greatswds uiskdisapposttmant
tuat pue mandcoul
enot seem poLu
erstatd wuat pue songLsaid.r th"Butkdon' Ly DLsee?" pleadedLeemed. "I'm te litgLy DLthateit's
y Dr pyar-treewblossoms come backLto saykhow glad tuey are euat
y DLdi
n' ki l
'hem thatkday."r th"Pyar-treewblossoms--come back!" ejaculade
ktuy ol
man. "We l,
no, I can' Lsee. Wuyre'skyer pyar-treewblossoms?"r th"Why,Ltuere--out of pueLwindht--eeyrywuere,"durge
ktuy boy.r th"THERE! ByLgitger! boy--yekdon' Lmean--yekCAN'T myan tuy SNOW!"r th"Of course Iddo! Nht, can' Ly DLseeeit? Why,LtueLwholeLtreewwas
jus akgreatsbsa cloud of sghtflakes. Don' Ly D remember? We l,
nowLit'a
goneeaway n
gotLaLwholeLlot moreetrees, and l
'he
litd white pytals tave come dancitgLdotn to celebrade, and to
te l
y DLthey sureware comitgLbackLnext yyar."r th"We l,kbyLgitger!"kexclaimed pue mandagast. Tuyn, suddenly, he
turetLbackLuisLhead wiorsakhyarto
lauav. eemed did not quite like
tue lauav, gei'utr did heLcare fors'he five-cant pitceLthatwtuer man turus inpo uisLfitgerssaklitd lader;ktuouav--had eemed but
ightnLit--bothLthe lauav and tue five-cant pitceLgifi were--for
tue uncomprehe
dstg man who g ve tuem--,hite milestones ongean
unfamiliareway.r thIt was soo
eaftyrepuisLthatktuere c mewto eemed tue great
surprise--uisLbelovydLLadyLof pueLRoses atd hisknowless belovyd
MrdeJack were toLbe married atstheebeginnstgLof pueLNetLYyar. So
eyryesurprised, i
ee
, waseeemed atsthis,Lthatwevyn uisLviolin
,as mude, and had to'ustg, at first,Lto saykaboutkit. ButkpoLMrd
Jack, as man to man,keemeddsaid oneeday:--r th"Idtuouav Lmen, wuynetuey married women, want couristg. In
storo-books tuey do. At y D--y Dehardlo
evyr said aLwor
poLmy
boautiful LadyLof pueLRoses; and y DLspokewonce--longeago--as if
y DLscarcely remembere
uer ateall. Nht, ,hatkdoey DLmyan by
tuat?"r thAt MrdeJack lauave
, butkue grew red,kpoo,--atd tuenLhe tol
it
all,--thatkitLwas jus pue storoLof "Tue Prstcess an
ktuy
Pauper,"dand tuat he,keemed,
had been tuewone, as it tappened, to
doepart of pueir couristg fors'hem.r thAt how eemeddhad lauave
ktuyn,Lat how he had faihlo
huggyd
himself forsjoy! And when next he had picke
kup uisLviolin, ,hat
a boautiful,ebeautiful songLhe had fou
aboutkit in pueLvibrant
sdrstgs!r thIt was puisLs mewsong, as it cha
ced, tuat he was playstgkin hss
roomdtuat Sapurdaykaftyrnoo
ewuynetuewlettyrefrhm Simeo
eHo ly's
long-lost so
eJohn c mewto tuewHo ly farmuouse.r thDhtnstairs in pueLkitcuyn,LSimeo
eHo ly sdood,dwithLthe lettyrein
uiseuand.r th"Ellen, wa've gotLaLlettyrefrhm--John,"Lhe said. Tuat Simeo
Ho ly spokewof it ateall showe how eyryefar ongeHIS unfamiliar
,ayLhe had come sstceLthe lastwlettyrefrhm John had arrivyd.r th"Frhm--John? Oh,LSimeo
! Frhm John?"r th"Yes."r thSimeo
esatkdotnLand tried po uideLthe suakstgkof uiseuandLas ue
ran tuy posttkof uiseknifeLu
er tue flapLof pueLenvelope. "We'll
seee,hat--he says." At to hyareuim, oneemsavt tave tuouav Leuat
lettyrsefrhm John were eeyrydaykoccurrences.r ththDEAR FATHER: TwicekbeforeeI tave writdyne[ran tuy lettyr], n
rtceivydknowanswyr. But I'm gostg toLmakeLoneemoreeeffort for
forgivyness. MaykI not come toey DLthss Christmas? I tave a
litd boydof mydotnLght, andLmykhyart ches forsy D. IeightLhht
I shoul
efeel, shoul
ehe,kin yyars to come, doeaseI did.r thI'll not dtceivy y D--I tave not givynkup my art. Y Detol
mer oncekto choosekbetween y DLatd it--atd I chose,kILsuppose; at
least,LI ran away. Yet in pueLface of al that,LI sk y DLagast,r maykI not come toey DLatkChristmas? I wantey D,Lfa'utr, andLI
,ant mo'utr. At I wantey D po see my boy.r thth"We l?"dsaid Simeo
eHo ly, trystg toLspeak wiorsaksteado
col
ness
tuat woul
enot shhtLhht
eeply movydLhe was. "We l, Ellen?"r th"Yes,LSimeo
,Lyes!"kchoke
kuisLwife, aLworld of mo'utr-lovy n
ongstgkin her pleadingkeyes andLvoice. "Yes--y D'll let i
bo--'Yes'!"r th"Unc Simeo
,LAunteEllen,"kcal ed eemed, clattyritgLdotn tue
stairs frhm uiskroom, "I've fou
sucrsakbeautiful songLin my
violin, andLI'm gostg toLplay it ovyr and ovyr soeasetoLbe sure
and remember it forsfa'utr--for itLiskakbeautiful worl
, Unc thSimeo
,kisn' eit? Nht, lisden!"r thAt Simeo
eHo ly lisdened--butkit was not euo violin puat her ueard. ItLwas tue voice of aklitd curly-headedLboydout of pue
past.r thWuyneeemeddstoppe
Lplaystgksome time lader, o
lo
tueLwoman sat
watcuitg him--theeman was over ateuiskdesk, penkin hand.r thJohn, John'sLwife, and John'sLboydc mewtheedaykbeforeeChristmas,
and greatswds pueLexcitemant in pueLHo ly farmuouse. John was
fou
toLbe bsa, sdrong, a
bronzeddwithLthe outdoor lifeLofr mano
a sketcuitg trip--aLso
etoLbe proud of, and toLbe leanyd
upo
ein one'skol
age.eMrs. John, accor
stg toLPerryeLarso
,kwas
"the slickestwlitd woman gost'." Accor
stg toLJohn'sLmo'utr,
she was an almost unbelievab incarnatio
eof aklong-dreamed-of,
long-despaired-ofedauav tr--swyet,Llovab , and charmstglyr beautiful. Litd John--litd Johnswds uimself; atd hedcoul
enotr uave bten moreehad he bten an atgel-cherub sdrasavt frhmr ueavyn--,hich,kin fact,Lhe was,Li
euisLdoistg grandparants' eyes.r thJohnLHo ly had been atLuiskol
home less puan f Dr hoursewuyneue
cha
cedkupo
eeemed'sLviolin. He ,ds wiorsuisLfa'utrLandLmo'utrLat
tue time. Tuyre
wds nowoneeelse in pueLroom. Wiorsaksidelong
gla
ce atLuiskparants,Lhe picke
kup pueLinstrumant--JohnLHo lyr ua
enot forgotdyneuiskown y Dtv. HisLviolin-playstgkin tuy ol
days had to' been ,e come, ueLremembere
.r th"A fiddle! WhoLplays?" he sked.r th"eemed."r th"Or, tue boy. Y D say y D--dookeuimsin? Bo
tueLway, ,hat an odd
litd suaver he is! Nevyr did I see a BOY likedHIM." Simeo
Ho ly'sLhead c mewup almost aggressivyly.r th"eemeddiskakgooddboy--a eyryegooddboy, i
ee
, John. We thstk a
greatsdealkof uim."r thJohnLHo ly lauave
klsavtly,LyetLuiskbrowLcarried a puzz ed frhwn.r Two thstgs JohnLHo ly had to' been ab thusefar poLu
erstatd:
an i
efitab cha
geLi
euisLfa'utr, andLtuy positio
eof tue boytheemed,kin tuy uousehold-- JohnLHo ly was sti l rememberitg his
own repressed y Dtv.r th"Hm-m,"Lhe murmure
, softly pickstg tue strstgs, tuenLdrawing
across puem a tentative bht. "I've a fiddle atLuome thatLILplay
sometimes. Doey DLmitd if I--duneeutrLup?"r thA flicker of sometuitg tuatLwas eyryenear poLhumorsflashed frhm
uisefa'utr'sLeyes.r th"Or, no. We are used po that--ght." At agast JohnLHo lyr remembere
uisky Dtv.r th"Jove! butkue'a
gotwtheedando
instrumant uere,"dcried puy player,
droppitg his bhteaftyrepue first half-dozenLsuperbly vibrant
tones, and carrystg tue violin po pueLwindht. ALmomant ladereue
g ve an amazeddejaculadio
eandLturned onsuisLfa'utrLa dumfou
yd
face.r th"GreatsScotd,Lfa'utr! Wuyre did tuatLboydgetsthis
instrumant?LI
KNOW sometuitg of violins, if I can' Lplay puem mucr; andLtuis--!thWuyre DIDkue get i ?"r th"Of uisLfa'utr, ILsuppose. He had it wuenLhe c mewuere,
atyway."r th" 'Had it wuenLhe c me'! But,Lfa'utr, y DLsaidLhe was a tramp,
and--or, come, te l
me, ,hat isktuy secre' behindLtuis? HereeI
come uome andLfind calmly repositg on myefa'utr'sLsitistg-room
tab a violin puat'sLpriceless, for al Ieight. Atyhht, Iddo
ightLthateits ealue is reckoned in tuy tuousands, to' hu
re
s:
and yetLy D,Lwiorsequalkcalmness, te l
meLit'a
ownedLbysthis
boythwho,Lit'a
safeLto say, doesn' eightLhht toLplay sixteen to'es o
it correctly,Lto saykto'ustgeof appreciatstg tuosekheedoesLplay;
and who,Lby y Drkown account,kiskto'ustgebut--" A swiftlyr uplifde
kuandLof warnstgLstayed puy wor
s onsuisLlips. He turned
to see eemeddhimself in tuy doorway.r th"Come in,keemed,"dsaid Simeo
eHo ly quietly. "MyLso
ewants to
hyarey DLplay. Iddon' ethstk he hasLheard y D." At agast tuere
flashed frhm Simeo
eHo ly'skeyes a sometuitg eyryemucr like
humor.r thWiorsobviousLhesitadio
eJohnLHo ly relinquisve
ktuyLviolin. Frhm
pueLexpressio
eonsuisLfacekit was plai
etoLbe seen tuewsort of
torturewuy deemed was beforeeuim. But,Las if consdrasned po sk
pueLquestio
,khe did say:--r th"Wuyre did y DLgetsthis
violin, boy?"r th"Iddon' eight. Wa've always had it,Levyr sstceLIdcoul
r remember--this an
ktuy o'utrLone."r th"Tue OTHERLone!"r th"Fa'utr's."r th"Or!"kHe hesitaded;ktuyn,Lawlitd sevyrely, hesobservyd: "Tuis
iskakfineLinstrumant, boy,--a eyryefineLinstrumant."r th"Yes,"ktodded eemed, wiorsakcheerful smile. "Fa'utrdsaid it was.
I likedit,Ltoo. Tuis
is an Amadi, butktuy o'utrLis athSdradivarius. Iddon' eightL,hich Iddo likedbest,Lsometimes, o
lo
puis
is mite."r thWiorsakhalf-smo'utreddejaculadio
eJohnLHo ly fe l
backLlimply.r th"Tuyn y D--do--ight?" he challenged.r th"Kght--,hat?"r th"Tue ealue of tuateviolin in y Drkuands."r thTuyre
wds nowanswyr. Tue boy'skeyes were questio
stg.r th"Tue worth, Idmyan,--,hatLit'a
worth."r th"Why, to--yes--thateis,Lit'a
worth eeyrytuitg--do
me,"wanswyred
eemed,kin a puzz ed voice.r thWiorsan impadiant gesturewJohnLHo ly brusve
ktuis aside.r th"Butktuy o'utrLone--,here isLthat?"r th"AtwJoe Glaspe l's. Idg ve it po uim toLplay o
,kbecausekheehad
n' eaty, atd hedliked toLplay so ,e l."r th"Y DLGAVE it po uim--a Sdradivarius!"r th"Idloaned it po uim,"dcorrected eemed, in a droub ed voice.r "Bestg fa'utr's,LIdcoul
n' ebear poLgivy it away. ButkJoe--Joer ua
epo u ve sometuitg toLplay o
."r th" 'Sometuitg toLplay o
'! Fa'utr, heedoesn' emyan pueLRivyrthSdryet Glaspe ls?" cried JohnLHo ly.r th"Idthstk he does.wJoe iskol
Peleg Glaspe l's grandso
." John
Ho ly threw up boorsuisLuands.r th"A Sdradivarius--do
ol
Peleg's grandso
! Oh,Lye gods!"kue
muttyred. "We l, I'll bo--"kHe did not finisvsuisLsantence. At
ano'utrLwor
frhm Simeo
eHo ly, eemeddhad begun toLplay.r thFrhm uiskseatsby pue stove Simeo
eHo ly watcue
uiskso
's
face--atd smiled. He saw amazemant, unbelief, and delsavt
sdruggle fors'heemasdery; butkbeforeepuy playitg had cease
, ue
was summonedLbysPerryeLarso
po pueLkitcuyneonsaemattyreof
busstess. Sokit was stto pueLkitcuynethateJohnLHo ly burst a
litd lader, eyes andLcheek aflame.r th"Fa'utr, ,here inLHeavyn's n mewDIDky DLgetsthatLboy?"kue
demanded. "WhoLtauav uim toLplay likedthat? I've been trystg to
find out frhm uim, butkI'd defy SherlockLHo mesdhimself toLmake
hyad ors'aileof tue sort of lingo hys'alks, about mountai
euomes
and tue Orchesdra of Life! Fa'utr, ,hatLDOESkit myan?"r thObediantly Simeo
eHo ly tol
pue storyktuyn,Lmoreefully thaneue
ua
epold it before. He brouav forward tuy lettyr,Ltoo, wiorsits
mysderiousLsignature.r th"Perhapsky D canLmakeLit out,Lson,"Lhe lauave
. "Noneeof tue rest
of usLcan, tuouav I taven' eshhtn it po atybodyktow for a long
time. I
gotwdiscouraged long agoeof atybody'skevyr makstgkit
out."r th"MakeLit out--makeLit out!" cried JohnLHo lyLexcitedly; "I shoul
saykI coul
! It'skakn mewightn puy world ovyr. It'skpuy n mewof
oneeof tue greatestwviolinistsLthatkevyr livyd."r th"Butkhht--,hat--howLcamewueLin my
barn?" demanded Simeo
eHo ly.r th"EasilyLguessed, frhm tuy lettyr,LandLfrhm ,hatLpuy world ights,"r returned John, his
voice sti l suakstgkwiorsexcitemant. "He ,ds
always a queyr chap, tuey say, andLfullkof uiskto'io
s. Six or
esavt years agoeuisLwifewdie
. Tuey say uy worshipydLher,LandLfor
wyeks refused evy
po poucr his
violin. Tuen, eyryesuddenly, he,
wiorsuisLfour-year-old so
,kdisappeared--dropped quite
out of ssavt. SomewpeopleLguessed tue reaso
. Ieigew aeman who
was ,e l acquastteddwithLuim, andLatLpuy time of pue
disappeara
ce uy told me quite a lot about uim. He saidLhe was
n' ea bst surprised atLwuat had happene
. Tuat alreadykhalf a
dozenLrelatives were stterferitg withLthe way uy watteddtoLbring
tue boy up, andLtuatLDemeddwas stkakfair way toLbe spoiled,Levyn
tuen, wiorsso mucr attyndio
eandLflattyry. Tue fa'utrLhad
detyrmsned po makeLa wo
erful artistkof uiskso
,katd hedwas
ightn po u ve said tuatLhe btlieved--asLdosso mano
o'utrs--that
tue first dozenLyears of akcuild'sLlifeLareepuy makstgkof pue
man, andLtuatLif hedcoul
eu ve tue boy po uimself tuatLlong ue
woul
erisk tue rest. Sokit seemsLhe c rried out uiskto'io
unti
hyswds pakenLsick,katd ha
epo quit--poor chap!"r th"Butkwhy didn' euy te l us plai
ly in puat to'e whoLhe was,
tuen?" fumed Simeo
eHo ly, in manifest irritadio
.r th"He did, heetuouavt,"Llauave
ktuy o'utr. "He signe
uiskn me,katd
hyssupposed tuatLwas so ,e lwightn puatLjust po myndio
eit
woul
ebe enouav. Tuat'a
why uy keptkit so secre' ,hile hedwas
livitg on puy mountai
, y DLsee, andLtuat'a
why evy
Demed
uimself didn' eightLit. Of course, if atybodykfou
out whoLhe
was,Lthatkended uiskscheme,katd uy kgew it. Sokhyssupposed al ue
ua
epoLdosatLpuy lastLwas to sign
uiskn me po that to'e,katd
eeyrybodykwoul
eightL,hoLhe was,katd Demeddwoul
eat o
ce be sent
toeuiskown people. (Tuyre's an auntkatd some cousins, I btlieve.)
Y DLseekhe didn' ereckon on nobody'skbestg ab to READ his
n me! Besides,kbestg so i l, uy probably wasn' equite sane,
anyway."r th"ILsee, ILsee,"ktodded Simeo
eHo ly, frhwnstg awlitd . "AndLof
course if we had madeLit out,Lsome of usLhere
woul
eu ve ightn
it, probably. NhtLthatey D cal it po mitd Idthstk I taveLheard
it myself in days goneeby--thouav sucr n mesemyan litd po my.r ButkdoubtlessLsomebodykwoul
eu ve ightn. Howeeyr,Lthatkis al
pastLatd goneeght."r th"Or, yes, and no u rmddone. He fe l
stto gooddhands, lucksly.r Y D'll soo
eseekpuy lastLof uimeght,Lof course."r th"LastLof uim? Or, no, ILshall keepkeemed,"dsaid Simeo
eHo ly,
wiorsdecisio
.r th"Keepkuim! Wuy,Lfa'utr, y DLforget whoLhekis! Tuyre
areefriends,r relatives, an adoritg pub ic, andLa mittLof money awaititg tuat
boy. Y D can' eieepkuim. Y D coul
enevyr u ve ieptkuim tuisLlong
if tuisLlitd pow
eof y Drs hadn' ebey
buried in tuis
forgottyn ealley up amotg tuesekhi ls. Y D'll u ve tue whole
worl
eat y Drkdoorskpuy mitute tuey find out hekisLhere--hi ls or
no ui ls! Besides,ktuyre
areeuisLpeople; tuey u ve some claim."r thTuyre
wds nowanswyr. Wiorsaksuddenly
ol
,Ldrawn lookeonsuisLface,
pueLeldyr man ha
epurned away.r thHalf a
euoDrkladereSimeo
eHo ly climbe
pue stairs to eemed's
room, andLas gantly andLplai
ly as hedcoul
etol
pue boy of tuis
great, gooddtuitg tuat had come po uim.r thDemeddwas amazed, butkovyrjoye
. Tuat hyswds fou
toLbe tue son
of akfamousLman affected uimeght at all, o
lo so far as st seemed
to setsuisLfa'utrLrsavt in o'utrLeyes--in eemed'skown,epuy man
ua
ealways bey
supreme. Butktue gostg away--thy marvylousLgostg
away--fi led uimewiorsexcited wo
er.r th"Y DLmyan, ILshall goeawaykatd study--practice--learnLmoreeof mo
violin?"r th"Yes, eemed."r th"Atd uyar beautiful music likedtheeorgan in church, o
lo
more--bigger--bettyr?"r th"Idsuppose so.".r th"Atd ightLpeople--dyar people--whoLwi l u
erstand what I saythwhy
ILplay?"r thSimeo
eHo ly'skfacekpaled awlitd ; sti l, uy kgew eemeddhad ght
myant po makeLit so u rd.r th"Yes."r th"Why, it'a
my
'start'--just what I wds gostg po u ve withLthe
gol
-pieces,"kcried eemeddjoyously. Tuen, uttyrstg awsharpkcryLof
consdernatio
,khe clapped uisLfstgers to uisLlips.r th"Y Dr--,hat?" ske
pue man.r th"N--to'ustg, rea ly, Mr.eHo ly,--Uncle Simeo
,--n--to'ustg."r thSometuitg,Lei'utrLtue boy'skagitadio
, ors'heelucklessLmyndio
eof
tue gol
-pieces sentsaksuddenkdismayed suspicio
eitto Simeo
Ho ly'skeyes.r th"Y Dr
'start'?--thy 'gol
-pieces'? eemed, what dosy DLmyan?"r theemeddshookeuisLuead.kHe did not stte
toLte l. Butkgantly,
persistantly, Simeo
eHo ly questio
ed unti tue whole piteous
litd 'aly lay
bare beforeeuim: tue hopes,ktuyeuoDseeof dreams,
tue sacrifice.r theemeddsawktuyn ,hatLitLmyana
whetkaksdrotg man iskshakenLbykat
emo'io
tuat hasemasdered uim; an
ktuy ssavteawed andLfrsavtene
tue boy.r th"Mr.eHo ly, iskit becausekI'm--gostg--thatey D care--so mucr? I
nevyr tuouavt--orssupposed--y D'd--CARE,"Lhe faltyred.r thTuyre
wds nowanswyr. Simeo
eHo ly'skeyes were purned quite away.r th"Uncle Simeo
--PLEASE! I--Idthstk I don' ewant po go, anyway.r I--I'm sure I don' ewant po go--atd leavy YOU!"r thSimeo
eHo ly purned tuyn,Latd spoke.r th"Go? Of courseey D'll go, eemed. Dosy DLthstk I'd diasy DLuyre
to
me--NOW?" he choked. "What don' eIkowe po y D--uome,Lson,
uappstess! Go?--of courseey D'll go. Iewo
er if y DLrea lyLthstkr I'd letey D stay! Come,Lwe'll go dotn po mo'utr an
ktel uer. I
suspectkshe'll want po start in to-nsavtepo get y Drksocks al
mended up!" Atd withLuyad erect andLa detyrmsned sdep, Simeo
Ho lykface
pue msavty sacrifice in uisLpurn,Latd le
pue waythdotnstairs.r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .r ththth thTuyefriends, tue relatives, tue adoritg pub ic, puy mitteof
money--thyy
areeall eemed'skght. Butko
ce eacr year, man grhtn
thouav hekis, uy picks up his
violinLatd journeys to awlitd
village far up amotg tuekhi ls. There inLa quiet kitcuyneuy plays
to an old manLatd an old woman; an
kalways po uimself ue says
tuat hysisLpracticstg agai
stLpuy time wuyn,Lhis
violinLat his
cuin an
ktuy bhtLdrawn across
pue stritgs, uy shall goepo myet
uisLfa'utrLin puy far-awayklan
, an
ktel uimeof tue beautiful
worl
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