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Chapter XXXVI. Diamond Questions North Wind

           Threeorfourminuteselapsed,andheappearedatlengthcreepingdownhislittleladder.Itookhiminmyarms,andsethimontheground.

           “Thankyou,sir,”hesaid.“That’sthenorthwindblowing,isn’tit,sir?”

           “Ican’ttell,”Ianswered.“Itfeelscoolandkind,andIthinkitmaybe.ButIcouldn’tbesureexceptitwerestronger,foragentlewindmightturnanywayamongstthetrunksofthetrees.”

           “IshallknowwhenIgetuptomyownroom,”saidDiamond.“IthinkIhearmymistress’sbell.Good-night,sir.”

           Herantothehouse,andIwenthome.

           Hismistresshadrungforhimonlytosendhimtobed,forshewasverycarefuloverhimandIdaresaythoughthewasnotlookingwell.Whenhereachedhisownroom,heopenedbothhiswindows,oneofwhichlookedtothenorthandtheothertotheeast,tofindhowthewindblew.Itblewrightinatthenorthernwindow.Diamondwasveryglad,forhethoughtperhapsNorthWindherselfwouldcomenow:arealnorthwindhadneverblownallthetimesinceheleftLondon.But,asshealwayscameofherself,andneverwhenhewaslookingforher,andindeedalmostneverwhenhewasthinkingofher,heshuttheeastwindow,andwenttobed.Perhapssomeofmyreadersmaywonderthathecouldgotosleepwithsuchanexpectation;and,indeed,ifIhadnotknownhim,Ishouldhavewonderedatitmyself;butitwasoneofhispeculiarities,andseemednothingstrangeinhim.Hewassofullofquietnessthathecouldgotosleepalmostanytime,ifheonlycomposedhimselfandletthesleepcome.Thistimehewentfastasleepasusual.

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