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Chapter III. Old Diamond

           AllatonceDiamondthoughtitwassayingitsprayers,andheoughtnottobestaringatitso.HerantothestabletoseehisfathermakeDiamond’sbed.Thenhisfathertookhiminhisarms,carriedhimuptheladder,andsethimdownatthetablewheretheyweregoingtohavetheirtea.

           “Missisverypoorly,”saidDiamond’sfather.“Mis’esshasbeentothedoctorwithherto-day,andshelookedveryglumwhenshecameoutagain.Iwasa-watchingofthemtoseewhatdoctorhadsaid.”

           “Anddidn’tMisslookglumtoo?”askedhismother.

           “NothalfasglumasMis’ess,”returnedthecoachman.“Yousee—”

           Butheloweredhisvoice,andDiamondcouldnotmakeoutmorethanawordhereandthere.ForDiamond’sfatherwasnotonlyoneofthefinestofcoachmentolookat,andoneofthebestofdrivers,butoneofthemostdiscreetofservantsaswell.Thereforehedidnottalkaboutfamilyaffairstoanyonebuthiswife,whomhehadprovedbetterthanhimselflongago,andwascarefulthatevenDiamondshouldhearnothinghecouldrepeatagainconcerningmasterandhisfamily.

           Itwasbed-timesoon,andDiamondwenttobedandfellfastasleep.

           Heawokeallatonce,inthedark.

           “Openthewindow,Diamond,”saidavoice.

           NowDiamond’smotherhadoncemorepastedupNorthWind’swindow.

           “AreyouNorthWind?”saidDiamond:“Idon’thearyoublowing.”

           “No;butyouhearmetalking.Openthewindow,forIhaven’tovermuchtime.”

           “Yes,”returnedDiamond.“But,please,NorthWind,where’stheuse?Youleftmeallalonelasttime.

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