Which tells of the man
ItrainedthenexttimePollyannasawtheMan. Shegreetedhim,however,withabrightsmile.
"Itisn’tsoniceto-day,isit?"shecalledblithesomely. "I’mgladitdoesn’trainalways,anyhow!"
Themandidnotevengruntthistime,norturnhishead. Pollyannadecidedthatofcoursehedidnothearher. Thenexttime,therefore(whichhappenedtobethefollowingday),shespokeuplouder. Shethoughtitparticularlynecessarytodothis,anyway,fortheManwasstridingalong,hishandsbehindhisback,andhiseyesontheground—whichseemed,toPollyanna,preposterousinthefaceoftheglorioussunshineandthefreshly-washedmorningair:Pollyanna,asaspecialtreat,wasonamorningerrandto-day.
"Howdoyoudo?"shechirped. "I’msogladitisn’tyesterday,aren’tyou?"
Themanstoppedabruptly. Therewasanangryscowlonhisface.
"Seehere,littlegirl,wemightjustaswellsettlethisthingrightnow,onceforall,"hebegantestily. "I’vegotsomethingbesidestheweathertothinkof. Idon’tknowwhetherthesunshinesornot." Pollyannabeamedjoyously.
"No,sir;Ithoughtyoudidn’t. That’swhyItoldyou."
"Yes;well—Eh?What?"hebrokeoffsharply,insuddenunderstandingofherwords.
"Isay,that’swhyItoldyou—soyouwouldnoticeit,youknow—thatthesunshines,andallthat. Iknewyou’dbegladitdidifyouonlystoppedtothinkofit—andyoudidn’tlookabitasifyouWEREthinkingofit!"