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Chapter XXV. Diamond's Dream

           HethoughthewaswaitingforNorthWind,butshedidnotcome.Sohewouldrundowntothebackgate,andseeifshewerethere.Heranandran.Itwasagoodlonggardenoutofhisdream,butinhisdreamithadgrownsolongandspreadoutsowidethatthegatehewantedwasnowhere.Heranandran,butinsteadofcomingtothegatefoundhimselfinabeautifulcountry,notlikeanycountryhehadeverbeeninbefore.Therewerenotreesofanysize;nothingbiggerinfactthanhawthorns,whichwerefullofmay-blossom.Theplaceinwhichtheygrewwaswildanddry,mostlycoveredwithgrass,buthavingpatchesofheath.Itextendedoneverysideasfarashecouldsee.Butalthoughitwassowild,yetwhereverinanordinaryheathyoumighthaveexpectedfurzebushes,orholly,orbroom,theregrewroses—wildandrare—allkinds.Oneveryside,farandnear,roseswereglowing.Theretoowasthegum-cistus,whoseflowersfalleverynightandcomeagainthenextmorning,lilacsandsyringasandlaburnums,andmanyshrubsbesides,ofwhichhedidnotknowthenames;buttheroseswereeverywhere.Hewanderedonandon,wonderingwhenitwouldcometoanend.Itwasofnousegoingback,fortherewasnohousetobeseenanywhere.Buthewasnotfrightened,foryouknowDiamondwasusedtothingsthatwereratheroutoftheway.Hethrewhimselfdownunderarose-bush,andfellasleep.

           Hewoke,notoutofhisdream,butintoit,thinkingheheardachild’svoice,calling“Diamond,Diamond!”Hejumpedup,butallwasstillabouthim.Therose-busheswerepouringouttheirodoursinclouds.

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