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Chapter XXI. Sal's Nanny

           “Onlytakecareofyourself,Diamond.”

           Sosayingheclimbedonhisboxanddroveoff.

           Hehadgreatconfidenceinhisboy,yousee,andwouldtrusthimanywhere.Butifhehadknownthekindofplaceinwhichthegirllived,hewouldperhapshavethoughttwicebeforeheallowedhimtogoalone.Diamond,whodidknowsomethingofit,hadnot,however,anyfear.Fromtalkingtothegirlhehadagoodnotionofwhereaboutitwas,andherememberedtheaddresswellenough;sobyaskinghiswaysometwentytimes,mostlyofpolicemen,hecameatlengthprettyneartheplace.Thelastpolicemanhequestionedlookeddownuponhimfromthesummitofsixfeettwoinches,andrepliedwithanotherquestion,butkindly:

           “Whatdoyouwantthere,mysmallkid?Itain’twhereyouwasbred,Iguess.”

           “Nosir”answeredDiamond.“IliveinBloomsbury.”

           “That’salongwayoff,”saidthepoliceman.

           “Yes,it’sagooddistance,”answeredDiamond;“butIfindmywayaboutprettywell.Policemenarealwayskindtome.”

           “Butwhatonearthdoyouwanthere?”

           Diamondtoldhimplainlywhathewasabout,andofcoursethemanbelievedhim,fornobodyeverdisbelievedDiamond.Peoplemightthinkhewasmistaken,buttheyneverthoughthewastellingastory.

           “It’sanuglyplace,”saidthepoliceman.

           “Isitfaroff?”askedDiamond.

           “No.It’snextdooralmost.Butit’snotsafe.”

           “Nobodyhurtsme,”saidDiamond.

           “Imustgowithyou,Isuppose.”

           “Oh,no!pleasenot,”saidDiamond.“TheymightthinkIwasgoingtomeddlewiththem,andIain’t,youknow.

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