The boy, however, did not hesitate.
He went straight up the steps and through the open kitchen door.

At the table sat the man and the woman, their eyes covered with their hands.
With a swift overturning of his cap, David dumped his burden onto the table, and stepped back respectfully.
"If you please, sir, would this--help any ?" he asked.
At the jingle of the coins Simeon Holly and his wife lifted their heads abruptly.

A half-uttered sob died on the woman's lips.

A quick cry came from the man's.

He reached forth an eager hand and had almost clutched the gold when a sudden change came to his face.