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Chapter XXXVI. Diamond Questions North Wind

           “Here,letusgetdownagain,andIwilltrytotellyouwhatIthink.Youmusn’tsupposeIamabletoanswerallyourquestions,though.ThereareagreatmanythingsIdon’tunderstandmorethanyoudo.”

           Shedescendedonagrassyhillock,inthemidstofawildfurzycommon.Therewasarabbit-warrenunderneath,andsomeoftherabbitscameoutoftheirholes,inthemoonlight,lookingverysoberandwise,justlikepatriarchsstandingintheirtent-doors,andlookingaboutthembeforegoingtobed.WhentheysawNorthWind,insteadofturningroundandvanishingagainwithathumpoftheirheels,theycanteredslowlyuptoherandsnuffledallaboutherwiththeirlongupperlips,whichmovedeverywayatonce.Thatwastheirwayofkissingher;and,asshetalkedtoDiamond,shewouldeverynowandthenstrokedowntheirfurrybacks,orliftandplaywiththeirlongears.Theywould,Diamondthought,haveleapeduponherlap,butthathewastherealready.

           “Ithink,”saidshe,aftertheyhadbeensittingsilentforawhile,“thatifIwereonlyadream,youwouldnothavebeenabletolovemeso.Youlovemewhenyouarenotwithme,don’tyou?”

           “IndeedIdo,”answeredDiamond,strokingherhand.“Isee!Isee!HowcouldIbeabletoloveyouasIdoifyouweren’tthereatall,youknow?Besides,Icouldn’tbeabletodreamanythinghalfsobeautifulalloutofmyownhead;orifIdid,Icouldn’tloveafancyofmyownlikethat,couldI?”

           “Ithinknot.

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