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Chapter XXXVI. Diamond Questions North Wind

           I’vebeenthinkingaboutitagreatdeal,anditseemstomethatalthoughanyonesixpenceisasgoodasanyothersixpence,nottwentylambswoulddoinsteadofonesheepwhosefaceyouknew.Somehow,whenonceyou’velookedintoanybody’seyes,rightdeepdownintothem,Imean,nobodywilldoforthatoneanymore.Nobody,eversobeautifulorsogood,willmakeupforthatonegoingoutofsight.Soyousee,NorthWind,Ican’thelpbeingfrightenedtothinkthatperhapsIamonlydreaming,andyouarenowhereatall.Dotellmethatyouaremyown,real,beautifulNorthWind.”

           Againsherose,andshotherselfintotheair,asifuneasybecauseshecouldnotanswerhim;andDiamondlayquietinherarms,waitingforwhatshewouldsay.Hetriedtoseeupintoherface,forhewasdreadfullyafraidshewasnotansweringhimbecauseshecouldnotsaythatshewasnotadream;butshehadletherhairfallalloverherfacesothathecouldnotseeit.Thisfrightenedhimstillmore.

           “Dospeak,NorthWind,”hesaidatlast.

           “IneverspeakwhenIhavenothingtosay,”shereplied.

           “ThenIdothinkyoumustbearealNorthWind,andnodream,”saidDiamond.

           “ButI’mlookingforsomethingtosayallthetime.”

           “ButIdon’twantyoutosaywhat’shardtofind.Ifyouweretosayonewordtocomfortmethatwasn’ttrue,thenIshouldknowyoumustbeadream,foragreatbeautifulladylikeyoucouldnevertellalie.”

           “Butshemightn’tknowhowtosaywhatshehadtosay,sothatalittleboylikeyouwouldunderstandit,”saidNorthWind.

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