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`` To my order ! '' repeated the boy , who began to think he was dreaming . `` Yes , to your order , '' said Don . `` We left the pointer in your hands at noon , while you were at dinner . In less than an hour afterward , Dan came over and said that you wanted five dollars to buy a dress for your mother , and Bert gave him the money . The next forenoon your father met me at the landing and told me you wanted the other five to buy some medicine for your mother , who was ill with the ague , and I gave it to him , and I just know I made a mess of it , '' added Don , bringing his hands together with a loud slap . It was plain from the looks of David 's face that he had .