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Chapter XIX. Diamond's Friends

           

           “Diamond!Diamond!”criedhisfather,whowasafraidhemightgetnogoodbytalkingtothegirl;andDiamondobeyed,andgotupagainuponthebox.Hetoldhisfatheraboutthegentleman,andwhathehadpromisedhimifhewouldlearntoread,andshowedhimthegentleman’scard.

           “Why,it’snotmanydoorsfromtheMews!”saidhisfather,givinghimbackthecard.“Takecareofit,myboy,foritmayleadtosomething.Godknows,inthesehardtimesamanwantsasmanyfriendsashe’severlikelytoget.”

           “Haven’tyougotfriendsenough,father?”askedDiamond.

           “Well,Ihavenorighttocomplain;butthemorethebetter,youknow.”

           “Justletmecount,”saidDiamond.

           Andhetookhishandsfromhispockets,andspreadingoutthefingersofhislefthand,begantocount,beginningatthethumb.

           “There’smother,first,andthenbaby,andthenme.Nextthere’soldDiamond—andthecab—no,Iwon’tcountthecab,foritneverlooksatyou,andwhenDiamond’soutoftheshafts,it’snobody.Thenthere’sthemanthatdrinksnextdoor,andhiswife,andhisbaby.”

           “They’renofriendsofmine,”saidhisfather.

           “Well,they’refriendsofmine,”saidDiamond.

           Hisfatherlaughed.

           “Muchgoodthey’lldoyou!”hesaid.

           “Howdoyouknowtheywon’t?”returnedDiamond.

           “Well,goon,”saidhisfather.

           “Thenthere’sJackandMr.Stonecrop,and,dearyme!nottohavementionedMr.ColemanandMrs.Coleman,andMissColeman,andMrs.Crump.Andthenthere’stheclergymanthatspoketomeinthegardenthatdaythetreewasblowndown.

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