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Chapter XVIII. The Drunken Cabman

           

           Nowthewaymostpeopledowhentheyseeanythingverymiserableistoturnawayfromthesight,andtrytoforgetit.ButDiamondbeganasusualtotrytodestroythemisery.ThelittleboywasjustasmuchoneofGod’smessengersasifhehadbeenanangelwithaflamingsword,goingouttofightthedevil.ThedevilhehadtofightjustthenwasMisery.Andthewayhefoughthimwastheverybest.Likeawisesoldier,heattackedhimfirstinhisweakestpoint—thatwasthebaby;forMiserycannevergetsuchaholdofababyasofagrownperson.Diamondwasknowinginbabies,andheknewhecoulddosomethingtomakethebaby,happy;foralthoughhehadonlyknownonebabyasyet,andalthoughnotonebabyisthesameasanother,yettheyaresoverymuchalikeinsomethings,andheknewthatonebabysothoroughly,thathehadgoodreasontobelievehecoulddosomethingforanyother.Ihaveknownpeoplewhowouldhavebeguntofightthedevilinaverydifferentandaverystupidway.Theywouldhavebegunbyscoldingtheidioticcabman;andnexttheywouldmakehiswifeangrybysayingitmustbeherfaultaswellashis,andbyleavingill-bredthoughwell-meantshabbylittlebooksforthemtoread,whichtheyweresuretohatethesightof;whileallthetimetheywouldnothaveputoutafingertotouchthewailingbaby.ButDiamondhadhimoutofthecradleinamoment,sethimuponhisknee,andtoldhimtolookatthelight.

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