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Chapter X. At The Back Of The North Wind

           Hesaidtheriver—forallagreethatthereisariverthere—flowednotonlythrough,butovergrass:itschannel,insteadofbeingrock,stones,pebbles,sand,oranythingelse,wasofpuremeadowgrass,notoverlong.Heinsistedthatifitdidnotsingtunesinpeople’sears,itsungtunesintheirheads,inproofofwhichImaymentionthat,inthetroubleswhichfollowed,Diamondwasoftenheardsinging;andwhenaskedwhathewassinging,wouldanswer,“Oneofthetunestheriveratthebackofthenorthwindsung.”AndImayaswellsayatoncethatDiamondnevertoldthesethingstoanyonebut—no,Ihadbetternotsaywhoitwas;butwhoeveritwastoldme,andIthoughtitwouldbewelltowritethemformychild-readers.

           Hecouldnotsayhewasveryhappythere,forhehadneitherhisfathernormotherwithhim,buthefeltsostillandquietandpatientandcontented,that,asfarasthemerefeelingwent,itwassomethingbetterthanmerehappiness.Nothingwentwrongatthebackofthenorthwind.Neitherwasanythingquiteright,hethought.Onlyeverythingwasgoingtoberightsomeday.HisaccountdisagreedwiththatofDurante,andagreedwiththatofKilmeny,inthis,thatheprotestedtherewasnowindthereatall.Ifancyhemissedit.Atalleventswecouldnotdowithoutwind.Italldependsonhowbigourlungsarewhetherthewindistoostrongforusornot

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