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Chapter XXI. Sal's Nanny

           Isitnow?Youwouldnotthinkitrighttogiveawaywhatwasn’tyours—wouldyounow?”

           “Giveitaway!No,thatIwouldn’t;I’dkeepit,”shesaid,witharoughlaugh.“Butifthejacketain’tyours,whatrighthaveyoutokeepit?Here,Cherry,makehaste.It’llbeonegoapiece.”

           Theyallbegantotugatthejacket,whileDiamondstoopedandkepthisarmsbenttoresistthem.Beforetheyhaddonehimorthejacketanyharm,however,suddenlytheyallscamperedaway;andDiamond,lookingintheoppositedirection,sawthetallpolicemancomingtowardshim.

           “Youhadbetterhaveletmecomewithyou,littleman,”hesaid,lookingdowninDiamond’sface,whichwasflushedwithhisresistance.

           “Youcamejustintherighttime,thankyou,”returnedDiamond.“They’vedonemenoharm.”

           “TheywouldhaveifIhadn’tbeenathand,though.”

           “Yes;butyouwereathand,youknow,sotheycouldn’t.”

           PerhapstheanswerwasdeeperinpurportthaneitherDiamondorthepolicemanknew.Theywalkedawaytogether,DiamondtellinghisnewfriendhowillpoorNannywas,andthathewasgoingtoletthetallgentlemanknow.ThepolicemanputhiminthenearestwayforBloomsbury,andsteppingoutingoodearnest,DiamondreachedMr.Raymond’sdoorinlessthananhour.Whenheaskedifhewasathome,theservant,inreturn,askedwhathewanted.

           “Iwanttotellhimsomething.”

           “ButIcan’tgoandtroublehimwithsuchamessageasthat.”

           “Hetoldmetocometohim—thatis,whenIcouldread—andIcan.

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