When I set out to do this comparison, I expected some differences but certainly not very many. I thought that they would only be in the form of era changes, like the references to car "running boards" that were no longer in the paperback version.
However, I couldn't believe the number of differences that did appear - and most SO inconsequential (why did they bother?)! But that was interesting in itself. What, therefore, to leave in or out? So I decided I would list everything, even if it was just adding/deleting the word "and". The only exception was hyphenated words vs. two words vs. one word spellings (and there were a lot of those). And I ignored punctuation (the newer version LOVES commas). Of course, I felt that a few were significant changes and those are marked with a in the page columns below.
I think my comparison table below is self-explanatory... each "outtake" has page references. The differences are marked by underlined text.
Page |
OLD |
NEW |
Page |
11 |
...the row of tomato plants she
was carefully transplanting. |
...the row of tomato plants she
was transplanting. |
13 |
12 |
If you want to buy a horse like
the one you fell in love with at the horse show yesterday, you will
have to earn the money yourself. You know perfectly well the only
reason your brothers could go to camp is because they are
working as junior counselors. |
If you want to buy a horse like
the one you fell in love with at the horse show yesterday, the only
answer is to earn the money yourself. You know perfectly well the
only reason your brothers could go to camp is that they are
working as junior counselors. |
14 |
14 |
...calling over one shoulder, |
...calling over her shoulder, |
16 |
14 * |
Mr. Belden backed and turned the
car around. Trixie jumped on the running board, shouting |
Mr. Belden backed and turned the
car around. Trixie ran along beside the car, shouting |
16 * |
17 |
...because the chickens have
scratched it bare. |
...because the chickens have
scratched it bare. The whole place needs repair. |
18-19 |
17 * |
...he and his wife were very kind
to your father and me when we moved up here from the city. That was before
you were born and Brian and Mart were still babies. |
...he and his wife were very kind
to your father and me when we moved up here from the city. |
19 * |
17 |
But you don't have to die
from a copperhead bite. |
But you don't have to die
from that kind of bite. |
19 |
19 |
See all those vans? Somebody
must be moving in. |
See all those vans? |
20 |
19 |
"Oh, Mother,"
Trixie interrupted excitedly. |
"Oh, Moms,"
Trixie interrupted excitedly. |
21 |
20 |
Do I have to take him, Mother? |
Do I have to take him, Moms? |
22 |
22 |
The girl stared solemnly from
Trixie to Bobby and back to Trixie again. |
The girl stared solemnly from
Trixie to Bobby and back again. |
23 |
23 |
for fear of being kidnaped. |
for fear of being kidnapped. |
24 |
24 |
You wouldn't really break into
somebody's house and - and - |
You wouldn't really break into
somebody's house! |
25 |
28 |
"Hey," he asked
Honey. "What's his name anyway?" |
"Hey, what's his name
anyway?" he asked Honey. |
28 |
29 |
Imagine having to ask your
governess to ask your mother for something! No wonder she acts so queer
sometimes. |
Imagine having to ask your
governess to ask your mother for something you want! It's no
wonder she acts so queer sometimes. |
29 |
30 |
"Thanks," Trixie said
staring entranced at the big gleaming horse. |
"Thanks," Trixie said
staring entranced at the big horse. |
30 |
33 |
"Indeed you don't,"
Regan said briskly. |
"Indeed you can't,"
Regan said briskly. |
33 |
33-34 |
Trixie'd better get the feel of the saddle a bit |
Trixie had better get the feel of the saddle a bit |
33-34 |
35 |
Now's Honey's chance to get back
at me for making fun of her when she thought she saw a face
at the Mansion. |
Now's Honey's chance to get back at
me for making fun of her for thinking she saw a face at the
Mansion. |
35 |
39 |
"You won't be," Trixie
assured her. |
"You won't be bitten,
Honey," Trixie assured her. |
39 |
41 |
Trixie was so startled herself for a moment that she stood stock-still. |
Trixie was so startled
herself that, for a moment, she stood stock still. |
40 |
41 |
"What was it?"
Honey asked weakly. |
"What in the world
was that?" Honey asked weakly. |
40 |
42 |
Honey followed reluctantly. |
Honey followed very reluctantly. |
41 |
45 |
But suppose that face
I saw... |
But suppose the face
I saw... |
43 |
45 |
was cluttered as the diningroom. |
was as cluttered as the diningroom. |
43 |
46 |
to break the eerie, empty silence |
to break the eerie silence |
44 |
46 |
before a thunderstorm, and the
girls |
before a thunderstorm. The girls |
44 |
46 |
sunlight which poured through an open window on the west
side of the house. |
sunlight which poured through an open window. |
44 |
47 |
hoping to see if she could read the inscription
on the silver mug. |
hoping to read the inscription on the silver mug. |
45 |
47 |
"But you," she
finished tartly. |
"But you," she finished. |
45 |
48 |
Where and why? |
Where and why? What are
you talking about? |
45-46 |
51 |
Nobody who had any money would
live in such an untidy place. |
Nobody who had any money would
live in such a depressing, untidy place. |
49 |
53 |
and flopped down on this old mattress. |
and flopped down on this old mattress. So, here I am. |
51 |
54 |
The cook'll
pack up enough food for a regiment. |
The cook'll
pack enough food for a regiment. |
52 |
57 |
What do you mean by screaming like
that when nothing's wrong with you? |
What do you mean by screaming like
that when nothing's wrong? |
54 |
58 |
"But then when I got here I
couldn't see the horses any more."
His blue eyes clouded. |
"But then when I got here I
couldn't see them any more."
His blue eyes began to cloud. |
55 |
60 |
and the heavy branches of the trees shaded
them from the hot noon sun. |
and overhead heavy branches of the trees
shaded them from the noon sun. |
57 |
60 |
...Trixie thought and said
out loud |
...Trixie thought. She said
out loud |
57 |
61 |
The skunk completely ignored the
pebble that bounced beside it andunconcernedly
rooted through the leaves for a bug. |
The skunk, completely ignoring the
pebble that bounced beside it, unconcernedly rooted through the leaves for a
bug. |
58 |
62 |
Jim had deliberately made up a story
about mad animals just to tease Honey. |
Jim had deliberately made up a
story about mad animals and dogs especially, just to tease
Honey. |
59 |
62 |
whistle "Bob White!" almost as well as Jim did. |
whistle "bob-white!" almost as well as Jim could. |
59 |
65 |
Jim arched his eyebrows unbelievingly. |
Jim arched his eyebrows dubiously
and waited for her to continue. |
61 |
66 |
the other two stacks which contained old magazines and
pamphlets. |
the other two stacks which contained many old
magazines and pamphlets. |
62 |
67 |
they heard the sound of something moving rapidly across
the floor over their heads. |
they heard the sound of something moving across the floor over
their heads. |
63 |
69 |
Miss Trask says it's just nerves and
when I start eating better I'll get over it. |
Miss Trask says it's just nerves
and when I start eating better I'm sure to get over it. |
63 |
71 * |
Trixie jumped on the
running board |
Trixie leaned into the car |
66 * |
72 |
I'll help you with your overall
straps and your sandals. |
I'll help you with your overall
straps and sandals. |
67 |
73 |
"Of course he didn't bite
you," Trixie said... She hustled the little boy into
the fenced-in garden... and set off after a squirrel. (That's
Reddy, not Trixie, who went after the squirrel) |
"Of course he didn't bite
you," Trixie replied... She hustled Bobby into
the fenced-in garden... and set off in pursuit of a
squirrel. |
68 |
74 |
eyes, then saw that the gate was open. |
eyes. Then she saw that the gate was open. |
70 |
78 |
Oh, Bobby, Bobby, you've just got
to get well! |
Oh, Bobby, Bobby, please, you've
just got to get well! |
73 |
79 |
Ah, good. No cuts
or sores. |
Ah, good, good. There
aren't any cuts or sores. |
74 |
81 |
That is, unless I can help. |
That is, unless I can help you
in some way. |
75 |
82 |
But he's bringing a practical
nurse out from the village to help me and he said
explicitly... |
But he's bringing a practical nurse
out from the village to help me. He said explicitly... |
77 |
84 |
I learned how to do dishes and
make beds at camp, so I can help you. |
I learned how to do dishes and
make beds at camp, so I'll help. |
78 |
86 |
and never Honey's mother who came when she was
frightened. |
and never Honey's mother who came when Honey was
frightened. |
79 |
87-88 |
I forgot to ask Dad last night how
Mr. Frayne was. |
I forgot to ask Dad last night how
Mr. Frayne was getting along at the hospital. |
80-81 |
88 |
And, unless I don't know a natural-born rider when I see
one |
Unless I don't know a natural-born
rider when I see one |
81 |
89 |
on the back of such a beautiful creature. |
on the back of such a beautiful creature as Jupiter. |
82 |
90 |
a spray of pebbles flew out from under the horse's flying feet. |
a spray of pebbles flew out from under the horse's feet. |
83 |
90 |
at that moment the game
cock |
at that moment a game
cock |
83 |
92 |
He's furious and he'll
never give me any more riding lessons. |
He's furious - he'll
never give me any more riding lessons. |
85 |
93 |
He patted Lady and fed her a
carrot he had pulled in the garden. |
He patted Lady and fed her a
carrot he had pulled from the garden. |
85 |
94 |
I just know we're going to find
something. |
I just know that we're
going to find something. |
86 |
98 |
But I imagine it was cool out here
in the evenings. |
But I imagine it was cool out here
in the evening. |
90 |
99 |
I'd better go home now and see
if Mother needs me. |
I'd better go home now and see
if Moms needs me. |
91 |
100-101 |
Say, would you like a bike lesson
now if Mother doesn't need me? |
Say, would you like a bike lesson
now if Moms doesn't need me? |
93 |
101 |
You'll be coasting down your own
driveway in no time. |
You'll be coasting down your own
driveway in no time flat. |
93 |
102 |
She helped Honey to her feet and then
she noticed the ugly gash on Honey's knee. |
She helped Honey to her feet. Then
she saw the ugly gash on Honey's knee. |
94 |
104 |
If you feel strong enough we'd
better go in now and give it a little first aid. |
If you feel strong enough now,
Honey, we'd better go in and give it a little first aid. |
95 |
104-105 |
Mrs. Belden smiled and reached up
to a box on one of the shelves. "Well," she said, "keep it
bandaged and wear these knee pads for a while." |
Mrs. Belden smiled and reached up
to a box on one of the top shelves. "Well," she
said, "keep it bandaged and wear these kneepads awhile." |
95-96 |
106 |
with a big basket and a speedometer and a siren and a lamp. |
with a big basket and a speedometer and a siren and a light. |
97-98 |
107 |
I've got to help Mother cultivate
the garden. |
I've got to help Moms cultivate
the garden. |
98 |
107 |
"Maybe you can come
up for a swim later," Honey suggested. |
"Can you come up
for a swim later?" Honey asked. |
98 |
107 |
went upstairs to see how Bobby was getting along. |
went upstairs to see how Bobby was. |
98 |
111 |
I've been going to camp every
summer since I was four you know. |
I've been going every single summer
since I was four years old, you know. |
102 |
111 |
that we have known each other only a few days? |
that we have known each other only a couple of days? |
102 |
113 |
We can figure it out somehow. |
We can figure it out
somehow. Come on. |
104 |
114 |
and asked in a weak voice |
and asked weakly |
105 |
116 |
"You'll learn," Trixie said
as she slid into the stern. |
"You'll learn," Trixie
said shortly as she slid from the rock into
the stern. |
107 |
117 |
Then what'll we do? |
What'll we do? |
107 |
118 |
it was Honey who pushed the boat out of the cover with an oar.
"You're simply wonderful, Trixie," she gasped. "You
saved our lives!" |
it was Honey who pushed the boat out of the cover with the oar.
"You are simply wonderful, Trixie," she gasped. |
109 |
119 |
There might be something about old
Mr. Frayne in it. |
There might be something about old
Mr. Frayne in it, you know. Come on. |
109-110 |
119 |
"I'm not afraid
of him any longer," Trixie answered. "It's a
coward..." |
"I'll never be afraid
of him any longer," Trixie answered. "He's a
coward..." |
110 |
128 |
He would have turned off
at the downtrail to our house. |
He would have been sure to
turn off at the downtrail to our house. |
116 |
129 |
The icy cold water brought Honey to immediately, and she sat up with a little moan. |
The icy cold water brought her to immediately, and she sat up with a little moan, her
face still reflecting her terror. |
118-119 |
129 |
It was just like in the dream. |
It was just like a dream. |
119 |
130 |
Dogs often froth at the mouth in hot
weather or because of nervousness. |
Dogs often froth at the mouth in
hot weather or sometimes simply because of nervousness. |
119 |
130 |
But suppose he had had hydrophobia. |
But suppose he had hydrophobia. |
120 |
131 |
Trixie admitted. |
Trixie admitted truthfully. |
120 |
132 |
snakes love to rest in deserted houses...
Trixie stared, shamefaced, down at her shoes... |
snakes love to nest in deserted houses...
Trixie stared, shamefaced, down at her hands... |
121 |
133 * |
Well, first I punched a
hole in the bottom of the drum and ran a rope through it, knotting one end
and looping the other over the branch. Then I punched a lot of little holes
around the big one. After that all you have to do is fill the can with water,
pull on the rope and stand under your shower. |
Well, first I suspended
the drum from the tree by looping a rope over that branch and tying the end
to another tree. Then I stretched a piece of inner tube over the open end of
the drum and poked holes in the rubber. Finally I filled the drum with water
and attached a pull rope to make the drum tip when I want a shower. |
122 * |
133 |
Tie the can securely in
the fork of the tree. |
Tie the can securely to
the trunk of the tree. |
123 |
136 |
the whiteness of his face and his hair...
and Jim looked up at them with a sickly grin. |
the whiteness of his face. His hair... and Jim looked up with
a sickly grin. |
125 |
138 |
help Mother with supper... She laughed...
Dad went into a ditch trying to avoid hitting it. |
help Moms with supper... She said
laughingly... Dad went into a ditch trying to avoid it. |
127 |
139 |
as she and Honey set off on their
bikes... and were relieved to find |
as she and Honey set off for
the store on their bikes... and they were relieved
to find |
128 |
140 |
Trixie said and started to
move away. |
Trixie said and moved away. |
129 |
142 |
Bobby insisted petulantly.
"Hey! I know what. You're going off 'sploring
again." |
Bobby insisted loudly and petulantly.
"Hey! I know where you're going. You're going off 'sploring again." |
131 |
142 |
My toe's all right now.
I don't wanna stay in bed. |
My toe's all better now.
I don't wanna stay here in bed. |
131 |
144 |
you'd be ready for jumping in another week or so. |
you'd be ready for jumping in another week or two. |
132 |
144 |
Or at least a dead to the
property, although of course it may be mortgaged to the
hilt. |
Or at least a dead to the
property. Of course it may be mortgaged to the hilt. |
132 |
146 |
a woman's wardrobe, fashionable more than ten years
ago. |
a woman's wardrobe, fashionable years earlier. |
134 |
146 |
The only time I
ever saw your uncle... |
The few times I
ever saw your uncle... |
134 |
147 |
I guess that crazy old miser burned
everything. |
I guess that crazy old must
have miser burned everything. |
135 |
148 |
I don't think Uncle James would
mind my having it. |
I don't think Uncle James would
mind my having it for a keepsake. |
135 |
149 |
Read it quickly. |
Read it quickly, please. |
137 |
* |
Things go a little crazy here for
a while. Chapter 12 'Understanding Regan' starts here, followed by Chapter 13
'A Night at the Manor House'. There are 19 chapters in this book. |
MANY pages have been added in this
version (we'll come to that). Chapter 12 here is 'Jed Tomlin's Colt'.
'Understanding Regan' is Chapter 13 and it continues on with the same chapter
titles to number 20. |
* |
149 |
I still think he is rich. |
I think he is still rich. |
137 |
151-152 * |
Trixie's parents were upstairs
with Bobby when she got home. "I'm home," she called to
them. "Should I bring Bobby some juice or something?" Yes, please," her mother called back. "There's a
can of pineapple juice in the refrigerator and perhaps you'd both like some
cookies with it." Mr. Belden came down to get the car out of the
garage. "I want your mother to get a
change of scene," he said to Trixie as he went though
the kitchen. "Bobby has kept her pretty tied down. We'll drive up the
river and have tea somewhere on the road. It'll do her good." |
Trixie's parents were upstairs
with Bobby when she got home. From the downstairs hall, Trixie could
hear her father's voice droning on and on, so she guessed that he was
probably reading Bobby to sleep. While Trixie stood there listening, her mother came
quietly down the stairs with a tray of empty dishes. "Sh-h," she whispered to Trixie as they went out into
the kitchen. "Bobby's had his lunch, and I think he'll fall asleep in a
few minutes. A good long nap would do him a world of good." Trixie nodded. "If anyone can read him to sleep, it's
Dad. I can remember when I was Bobby's age and had mumps and measles, he used
to tell me stories or read to me. His voice is so soothing,
I used to fall into sort of a stupor right away, although I tried like
anything not to." She gave her mother an impulsive hug. "Oh, Moms,
I'm so glad I was born into this family. I feel so sorry for people like
Honey and Ji-" She stopped herself just in time, and added hastily,
"Honey just never seems to have any fun with her father and mother the
way Bobby and Brian and Mart and I do. I'm so glad we're not rich." "So am I," Mrs. Belden said with a smile.
"It's much more fun to work for the things you want than to have them given
to you on a silver platter. Speaking of which," she added with a
chuckle, "will you rinse and dry our silver platter? Dad win be down in
a few minutes to carve the turkey." "Yummy-yum," Trixie said, sniffing. "It
smells delicious, Moms. I hope you put a lot of onions in the stuffing." "I did," Mrs. Belden said as she took a big
green glass bowl from the cupboard. "Let's not bother with cooked
vegetables. If we eat all we want of the turkey and stuffing we won't have
room for more than a tossed green salad." "Yummy-yum," Trixie said again, in full
agreement. "You fix that special salad dressing of yours, Moms, and I'll
slice tomatoes and peppers and leeks and shred the lettuce." "Fine," Mrs. Belden said. "We make a good
team, Trixie. While we work, please tell me more about your new friend. I'm
very interested an Honey. I think she's a lovely
girl, but, of course, I don't know her as well as you do." "She is just lovely in every
way," Trixie cried enthusiastically. "I wasn't crazy about her at
first, Moms. I thought she was a sissy. But she isn't. She's scared and
nervous about a lot of things because she isn't used to living in the
country. I mean, she's sure that every ropelike vine is a snake and all
leaves are poison ivy, and things like that. And, of course, not having had
any brothers makes an awful difference." Trixie scooped the core and
seeds out of a big green pepper and began to slice it on the wooden chopping
board. "I guess I never realized before," she said thoughtfully, "how
important brothers are. Brian and Mart drive me wild sometimes because
they're forever teasing me, and Bobby, well, he's darling, but he can be an -
an -" "An awful nuisance," Mrs. Belden finished
cheerfully. "But, Trixie, if you ever had to be separated from him for
very long, you'd find that you missed him dreadfully. Brian and Mart have
found that out while they've been at camp. With every letter they write me
they enclose a note full of funny drawings for Bobby." "I know," Trixie said. "Oh, Moms, let's not
tell them about Bobby and the copperhead. Brian and Mart would just die from
worry, and the worst is over now. He really is going to be all right, isn't
he, Moms?" "He's fine," Trixie's mother said emphatically.
"And all due to you, Trixie. No. I'm sorry but I'm not going to keep
Bobby's accident a secret from Brian and Mart, Trixie. I'm going to write
them a long letter telling them what an important part you played. They'll be
very proud of you." Trixie's father came tiptoeing into the kitchen then.
"Whewl" he sighed. "I thought His
Royal Highness would never give up and close those big blue eyes of
his." He washed his hands at the kitchen sink and then he deftly
transferred the turkey from the oven pan to the gleaming silver platter. He
winked at Trixie and said, "If there's one thing I like better than
turkey with your mother's marvelous onion stuffing, it's more turkey with
more stuffing. Let's eat right here in the kitchen." "I'd like that," Mrs. Belden said gaily.
"And I'm sure Trixie would, too. She's going to have to clean up when we
leave for our drive and listen every now and then at the bottom of the
stairs, too, to make sure Bobby is still asleep. I'm all in favor of saving
unnecessary steps during an emergency like this." She and Trixie set the kitchen table while Mr. Belden
carved. It was much more cozy than eating in the
dining room, and in between mouthfuls, Trixie told her parents about her
riding lessons. "Regan says I'm doing very well," she finished.
"Honey told me this morning that he'd probably let me do some jumping in
another couple of weeks." "Fine," her father said, "but don't rush
things, Trixie. We don't want another invalid around here until Bobby is back
on his feet." He grinned. "Although I suppose that imp is really
less trouble when he's in bed than he is when he's running around loose,
getting into mischief just about every step he takes." "For your sake, Trixie" Mrs. Belden added,
"I hope Bobby sleeps all afternoon. But if he does wake up around three,
give him some pineapple juice and a few chocolate cookies. He didn't eat much
lunch." She went upstairs then to take off her cotton house frock and
don a cool, white sharkskin suit. "I want your mother to get a change of scene,"
Mr. Belden said to Trixie. "Bobby has kept her pretty tied down. We'll
drive up the river and have tea somewhere on the road. It'll do her
good." |
140-144 * |
152 |
"I know Trixie agreed. "Don't hurry back. I'll keep Bobby good and quiet.
After we've read the comics we can cut them out and play with
them. He likes that." |
"I know Trixie agreed as
she rinsed the dishes and stacked them in the sink. "Don't
hurry back, Dad. I'll keep Bobby good and quiet. After we've read
the comics we can cut out the animals and play games with
them. He likes that." |
144 |
152 * |
She brought the tray upstairs and
together she and Bobby waved good-by to their parents from the window. As
they munched cookies and sipped the
ice-cold juice, Bobby insisted upon hearing what Trixie and Honey had discovered
up at the old Mansion. |
Trixie waved good-bye to her
parents from the terrace, then she tidied up the
kitchen, washed and dried the dishes. She had hardly finished putting the
last fork away in the silver drawer when Bobby woke up and yelled at the top
of his lungs: "I'm thirsty - and hung-gry! Holp!" "Okay, Bobby," Trixie called up to him.
"I'll be with you in a sec." Hastily she put a glass of pineapple
juice and a plate of chocolate cookies on a tray and hurried upstairs. Bobby greeted her with a fretful frown.
"Straws," he said disdainfully. "You know I have to
have two straws." Trixie laughed. "Here's a whole box of colored straws
which your friend, Miss Trask, sent you. Red, green, blue, yellow, every
color in the rainbow, Bobby. Take your choice." Bobby squealed with delight. "I'll take a norange one and a labbender
one," he said happily. "Labbender is
sometimes almost always my very favrit color."
As he munched cookies and sipped the
ice-cold juice, Bobby insisted upon hearing what Trixie and Honey had
discovered up at the old Mansion. |
144-145 * |
154 |
When you're well I'll take you up
there and show it to you. |
When you're well I'll take you up
there and show it to you if you like. |
146 |
155 |
I'll let Brian and Mart ride him sometime |
I'll let Brian and Mart ride him
sometimes |
146 |
155-156 * |
The next morning Honey came down
to the hollow right after breakfast and reported enthusiastically
that Jim was an expert horseman and that Jupiter had behaved
like a lamb. "We left the woods and went across
country through the fields," she told Trixie, jumping fences
and little brooks. It was the best ride I ever had. I wish you could have
been with us." |
The next morning, Honey came down
to the hollow right after breakfast. She was so excited that she
burst into the kitchen without knocking. "Oh, I'm sorry," she
cried, her cheeks aflame with embarrassment when she realized what she had
done. "Sorry for what?" demanded Trixie, who was alone
in the kitchen. "For forgetting to knock," Honey explained.
"I don't know what's come over me lately, Trixie." She giggled.
"I seem to have forgotten all the good manners Miss Lefferts
taught me." "Pooh," Trixie said impatiently. "I don't
know who Miss Lefferts is – or was – but I think
you would have been awfully silly to knock when you could see me right
through the screen door. People in the country don't bother much about
knocking, anyway. We usually open the door, poke our heads inside, and yell,
'Yoo-hoo.'" Honey's giggle changed into loud laughter. "What's so
funny?" Trixie brought the breakfast cups to the sink and frowned at
Honey. "Oh, oh," Honey chortled. "If anybody did
that in New York City – why – oh," she interrupted herself, still
shaking with laughter, "you couldn't, anyway. Not in the apartment house
we lived in. Even if you managed to sneak by the doorman and the elevator
boy, you couldn't open a door and poke your head inside. People in New York
always keep their doors locked. At least people who lived in our building
did." "Sounds like a prison," Trixie said, still
frowning. "It was, sort of," Honey admitted. "I mean,
I used to ride up and down in the elevator day after day with the same people
and they never spoke to me, even though we were neighbors, living on the same
floor. Sometimes they would smile, but as for yelling 'Yoo-hoo' - She went
off into more gales of uncontrollable laughter. Trixie couldn't help laughing, too. Finally she sobered.
"What you mean is that if we'd been neighbors in a big city we might
never have met?" Honey shook her head up and down. "And wouldn't that
have been awful? Maybe not for you, but for me." "For me, too," Trixie said emphatically. "I
have lots of friends who live in Sleepyside, but I
hardly ever see them during the summer. They seem to forget that I'm alive
when school closes. And the funny thing is, Honey," she added frankly,
"although I've known those girls since we started in kindergarten
together, I don't like any of them half as much as I like you." Honey gulped and looked as though she were going to go
from laughter to tears. "I - I - you - you," she stammered, then quickly recovered her poise. "I just love you,
and Jim, too. I wish you could have been with us yesterday on our ride. He's
simply marvelous." "I'll bet he is," Trixie said. "Tell me all
about it while I wash these dishes." "Let me help." Trixie grabbed a dish towel off
the rack and pulled a tall stool to the sink. "Oh, I forgot. Regan sent
Bobby a present." She reached into the pocket of her jeans and brought
out a small box. When she lifted the cover Trixie couldn't help letting out a
little yell of surprise. The box was filled to the brim with tiny plastic
horses - black ones and red ones and yellow ones. Some of them were trotting,
some of them were galloping, and some of them were rearing with manes and
tails flowing. "I never saw anything so cute in my life,"
Trixie cried. "They must have cost a fortune! Bobby will adore them. It
was darling of Regan to remember him." "That's Regan for you," Honey said, carefully
slipping the box back into her pocket. "He loves kids of all ages. One
reason is that he didn't have a very happy childhood himself, I guess. He
doesn't say much about it, but I couldn't help getting the impression that he
had a pretty hard time while he was growing up." "Maybe that's why he's so good to us, too,"
Trixie said as she handed Honey another plate. Mrs. Belden appeared then with a trayful
of dishes which she had just carried down from Bobby's room. "Good morning, Honey," she said. "I'm glad
you dropped in. Wouldn't you like to run up and say hello to Bobby? It would
cheer him up a lot. I've just given him a bath and dressed him in clean
pajamas. He's ready for visitors." "I'd love to," Honey said enthusiastically.
"I have a present for him from Regan." She darted off. Trixie took the tray from her mother and said, "I'll
do these. Honey will help. She'll help with the gardening, too, I know. We
won't leave until all the chores are done, Moms." "Well, thank you, Trixie," Mrs. Belden said,
sinking tiredly into the nearest chair. "Keeping Bobby quietly in bed is
a full-time job, but I want you to have fun, too. Do whatever you think is
most important in the garden. Then you and Honey run along and forget about
chores until lunchtime." She gathered up her knitting bag and some
magazines and went back upstairs. In another minute Honey jointed Trixie in the
kitchen." Bobby is so cute," she said enviously. "I'd give
anything in the world for a little brother like that. And an older brother
like Jim would be marvelous, too. He's really an expert horseman. He rides like a centaur. I
mean, when he swings into the saddle it looks as though he and the horse were
one. Jupiter behaved like a lamb yesterday – and you know Jupe." "I certainly do," Trixie admitted ruefully.
"I suppose Jim rose him with a snaffle bit and
had him eating out of his hand." "Well, not exactly," Honey said. "But Jim
never had to use the curb. He talked to Jupe for a
while before he mounted him, and they seemed to understand each other
perfectly. Then we left the woods and rodeacross country through the fields, jumping
fences and little brooks. It was the best ride I ever had. I wish you could
have been with us." |
149-153 * |
155 |
Honey helped her with the dishes
and the dusting and then they went down to the garden. Trixie showed
her how to hill up the potato vines... |
Honey helped her finish
all the breakfast dishes and then they went down to the garden.
Trixie showed her how to hill up the potato plants... |
149 |
159 |
wondering where the next meal was coming from. |
wondering where in the world the next meal was
coming from. |
157 |
162 |
Her father joined her as she was
gathering the eggs. |
Her father joined her as she gathered eggs. |
159 |
164-165 |
So right after supper... |
Right after supper... |
162 |
169 |
if I told somebody else I wanted a bike or dungarees or
anything. |
if I told somebody else I wanted a bike or anything. |
165 |
169 |
and that's when the trouble began. |
and that was when the trouble began. |
165 |
170 |
This room always makes me weepy. |
This room always makes me feel weepy. |
166 |
170 |
We could have a long talk about
everything and Celia would bring us breakfast in bed the next morning...
If you do we'll have an early start for our morning ride. |
We could have a long talk about
everything and the next morning Celia would bring us
breakfast in bed... If you do we'll be sure to get an early
start for our morning ride. |
166 |
172 |
tried to prop her tired eyelids open. |
tried to prop her eyelids open. |
168 |
175 |
a tray heaped high with two delicious breakfasts. |
a tray heaped high with two delicious-looking breakfasts. |
170 |
176 |
He saw us yesterday from his room
over the garage. |
He saw us together yesterday morning from
his room over the garage. |
171 |
178 |
Jupiter reared impatiently, and, when
they had safely crossed... as he worried the bit, and Jim
patted his neck soothingly. |
Jupiter reared impatiently. When
they had safely crossed... as he worried the bit. Jim patted his neck
soothingly. |
173 |
180 |
and he watches every
mouthful of food I eat, |
and he watched every
mouthful of food I ate, |
175 |
181 |
you could have a nasty accident. |
you could have a bad accident. |
175 |
186 |
How near are we to home, Jim? |
How near are we to home,
Jim? Do you have any idea? |
180 |
187 |
"It's nothing," Honey
said. |
"It's nothing serious,"
Honey said. |
181 |
191 |
"Yes," he said soberly.
"I'm afraid so. He died this afternoon." |
"Yes," he said soberly.
"He died this afternoon." |
184 |
197 |
a pilot bailing out of an exploding plane. |
a pilot bailing out of an exploding plane. Pretty
exciting thing. |
190 |
200 |
Reddy barks his head off at
everybody. |
Reddy barks his head off at
everybody who comes. |
193 |
200 |
That's good. |
That's pretty good. |
193 |
201 |
in the bank under it were the words, Missing
Heiress Sought in Rochester. |
in the bank under was written, MISSING HEIRESS SOUGHT
IN ROCHESTER. |
194 |
201 |
She clapped her hand over her
mouth as Trixie elbow dug into her ribs too late. |
She clapped her hand over her
mouth as Trixie's elbow dug into her ribs. But it
was too late. |
194 |
203 |
who would inherit the estate. A reply to a query in Albany,
just received, the story ended, revealed a birth certificate
for a boy, |
who would inherit the estate. The story ended: A
reply to a query in Albany, just received, revealed a birth certificate for a
boy, |
196 |
206 |
That old miser must have - |
That old miser - |
199 |
209 |
"Who's there?" he called
out as he heard the loud bang. |
"Who's there?" he called
out as he heard the bang. |
201 |
209 |
they located the furnace and hid behind it. |
they located the furnace and knelt behind it. |
201 |
212 |
See, here are their initials. |
See, here are the initials. |
204 |
213 |
They were half way across the lawn
when Reddy, pushing open the catch on the screen door with
his nose... pretending that he's known all along they were just
playing a game... |
They were half way across the lawn
when Reddy, having pushed open the catch on the screen door
with his nose... pretending that he'd known all along they were
just playing a game... |
205 |
214 * |
This time Trixie locked the door
and slipped the key into the pocket of her dungarees. |
This time Trixie locked the door
and slipped the key into the pocket of her blue jeans. (This
change is even more interesting because it was not consistently done
throughout the book.) |
206 * |
214 |
for the stillness was suddenly broken by the sound of
crashing glass behind them, followed by the cry of an animal in
pain. |
for the stillness was suddenly broken by the cry of an animal
in pain. |
206 |
215 |
At first Trixie thought something
like that must have happened and then as she turned she saw with relief that
Reddy was bounding across the lawn. |
At first Trixie thought that something
like that must certainly have happened and then as she
turned she saw with relief that Reddy was bounding swiftly across
the lawn. |
207 |
215 |
He's probably cut to
ribbons. Help me catch him, Jim. |
He's probably cut to ribbons. |
207 |
216 |
I mean to get a pointer or a
setter. |
I mean to get a pointer or maybe a
setter. |
208 |
217 |
I'd missed so much of the fun. |
I'd missed so much fun. |
209 |
218 |
and immediately felt better. |
and immediately felt much better. |
210 |
219 |
Trixie heard Honey gasp and felt
the pressure of her fingers on her arm. |
Trixie heard Honey gasp and felt
the pressure of her arm. |
211 |
221 |
Maybe this was what Honey's
nightmare and premonitions were all about. |
Maybe this was what Honey's
nightmare and her frightening premonitions were all about. |
213 |
221 |
His thin lips were drawn back over
yellow, protruding teeth, and his eyes glittered cruelly...
He moved stealthily along, |
His thin lips were drawn back over
yellow, protruding teeth; his eyes glittered cruelly... He
moved along very stealthily, |
213 |
222 |
She could feel her breath hissing
through her teeth as they crouched together, |
She could feel her breath hissing
through her teeth as she crouched there, |
214 |
222 |
Those
cat like eyes of his will see them in
the dark. |
Those
cat like eyes of his will see them in
the dark. He'll see everything! |
214 |
223 |
He's stubborn just like
all redheaded people. |
He's redheaded and
stubborn. |
215 |
224 |
He has no way of knowing that
we're all alone in the house. |
He has no way of knowing that
we're all alone. |
215 |
225 |
peering at me through that broken upstairs window. |
peering at me through that broken window. |
216 |
225 |
and finally she sat bolt upright in bed. |
and finally she sat bolt upright in her bed. |
217 |
226 |
He won't dare stay another minute
now that Jonesy knows where he's been hiding... If only that nasty
old stepfather could have stayed away one more day. |
He won't dare stay there another
minute now that Jonesy knows where he's been hiding... If only that mean stepfather
could have stayed away. |
217 |
227 |
Wake up, Honey! The Mansion's on fire! |
The Mansion's on fire! |
218 |
227 |
Trixie reached across the beds and
shook her shoulder. |
Trixie reached across the bed and
shook her shoulder. |
218 |
227 |
It'll burn like anything
with all that junk in it and it might
spread to the summerhouse before Jim could get out. We must call him! |
It'll burn like anything with that
junk in it. It might spread to the summerhouse before Jim could get out. |
218 |
227 |
as she called this over one shoulder, |
as she called this over her shoulder, |
218 |
228 |
Jim! Jim! |
Jim! |
219 |
228 |
I'll keep bringing you cans
of water and you throw them onto the fire. Maybe we
can stop it. |
I'll keep bringing cans of water.
You throw them onto the fire. |
219 |
228 |
and stamped out the smoldering embers with her
feet. |
and stamp out all the
smoldering embers that leaped and scattered around her feet. |
219 |
230 |
The whole room's in
flames. |
The whole room is in
flames. |
220 |
232 |
Instantly Jonesy's attitude
changed. |
Instantly, Jonesy's rage
increased. |
222 |
236 |
Whew! My pajamas smell like smoke. |
My pajamas smell like smoke. |
225 |
237 |
"...The one about being in
the sealed room with the big balloon pressing down on you?" |
"...The one about being in
the sealed room with the big balloon pressing down on you?" Trixie
watched Honey's face. |
226-227 |
238 |
It was terribly quiet
in the clearing. |
It was very quiet
in the clearing. |
227 |
238 |
"Jim, Jim,"
she yelled. "It's all right. come on out." |
"Jim," she yelled.
"It's all right. come on out. It's
Trixie and Honey." |
227-228 |
239 |
I hoped that now he
doesn't have to worry about Jonesy any more... |
I hoped that, since he
doesn't have to worry about Jonesy any more... |
228 |
240 |
As soon as I get settled somewhere
I'll come back and try to repay you two for
all you've done for me. |
As soon as I get settled somewhere
I'll come back and repay you for all you've done for me. |
229 |
243 |
she knew she could trust this man, and that he was
Jim's friend. |
she knew she could trust this man, and that he would
be a real friend to Jim. |
231 |
247 |
If we don't act quickly he may
ship aboard a cattle boat anyway. |
If we don't act quickly he may
ship aboard a cattle boat anyway. We may be too late already. |
234-235 |
247 |
He trusts us, you see. |
He'd know it was us and he trusts us, you see. |
235 |
247 * |
We'll have a swell time,
Trixie! |
Oh, we'll have a wonderful time, won't
we, Trixie? |
235 * |
247 |
"All by yourselves?"
he repeated. |
"All by yourselves?"
he repeated and shook his head at them. |
235 |