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Chapter XVI. Diamond Makes A Beginning

           Diamondwentroundtolookatthehorse.Thesightofhimmadehimfeelveryqueer.Hedidnotknowmuchaboutdifferenthorses,andallotherhorsesthantheirownwereverymuchthesametohim.Buthecouldnotmakeitout.ThiswasDiamondanditwasn’tDiamond.Diamonddidn’thanghisheadlikethat;yettheheadthatwashangingwasveryliketheonethatDiamondusedtoholdsohigh.Diamond’sbonesdidn’tshowthroughhisskinlikethat;buttheskintheypushedoutofshapesowasverylikeDiamond’sskin;andthebonesmightbeDiamond’sbones,forhehadneverseentheshapeofthem.Butwhenhecameroundinfrontoftheoldhorse,andheputouthislongneck,andbegansniffingathimandrubbinghisupperlipandhisnoseonhim,thenDiamondsawitcouldbenootherthanoldDiamond,andhedidjustashisfatherhaddonebefore—puthisarmsroundhisneckandcried—butnotmuch.

           “Ain’titjolly,father?”hesaid.“Wasthereeveranybodysoluckyasme?DearoldDiamond!”

           Andhehuggedthehorseagain,andkissedbothhisbighairycheeks.Hecouldonlymanageoneatatime,however—theothercheekwassofaroffontheothersideofhisbighead.

           Hisfathermountedtheboxwithjustthesameair,asDiamondthought,withwhichhehadusedtogetuponthecoach-box,andDiamondsaidtohimself,“Father’sasgrandaseveranyhow.”Hehadkepthisbrownlivery-coat,onlyhiswifehadtakenthesilverbuttonsoffandputbrassonesinstead,becausetheydidnotthinkitpolitetoMr.Colemaninhisfallenfortunestolethiscrestbeseenupontheboxofacab.

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