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Chapter XXV. Diamond's Dream

           

           Diamondgotupatonce,andwalkedtotheothersideoftherose-bush.

           Therehefoundwhatseemedtheveryoppositeofwhathewanted—astairdownintotheearth.Itwasofturfandmoss.Itdidnotseemtopromisewellforgettingintothesky,butDiamondhadlearnedtolookthroughthelookofthings.Thevoicemusthavemeantthathewastogodownthisstair;anddownthisstairDiamondwent,withoutwaitingtothinkmoreaboutit.

           Itwassuchanicestair,socoolandsoft—allthesidesaswellasthestepsgrownwithmossandgrassandferns!DownanddownDiamondwent—alongway,untilatlastheheardthegurglingandsplashingofalittlestream;norhadhegonemuchfartherbeforehemetit—yes,metitcomingupthestairstomeethim,runningupjustasnaturallyasifithadbeendoingtheotherthing.NeitherwasDiamondintheleastsurprisedtoseeitpitchingitselffromonesteptoanotherasitclimbedtowardshim:heneverthoughtitwasodd—andnomoreitwas,there.Itwouldhavebeenoddhere.Itmadeamerrytuneasitcame,anditsvoicewaslikethelaughterhehadheardfromthesky.Thisappearedpromising;andhewenton,downanddownthestair,andupandupthestream,tillatlasthecamewhereithurriedoutfromunderastone,andthestairstoppedaltogether.Andasthestreambubbledup,thestoneshookandswayedwithitsforce;andDiamondthoughthewouldtrytoliftit.Lightlyitrosetohishand,forcedupbythestreamfrombelow;and,bywhatwouldhaveseemedanunaccountableperversionofthingshadhebeenawake,threatenedtocometumblinguponhishead.

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