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Chapter XXX. Nanny's Dream

           `Ofcourse,ofcourse,’saidthelittleman.`Nobodyeverdoesknowbetter.Well,Iforgivethem,andthatsetsitallright,Ihope.’`It’sverygoodofyou,’Isaid.`No!’saidhe,`it’snotintheleastgoodofme.Icouldn’tbecomfortableotherwise.’Afterthishesaidnothingforawhile,andIlaidmyselfonthefloorofhisgarret,andstaredupandaroundatthegreatbluebeautifulness.Ihadforgottenhimalmost,whenatlasthesaid:`Ain’tyoudoneyet?’`Donewhat?’Iasked.`Donesayingyourprayers,’sayshe.’Iwasn’tsayingmyprayers,’Ianswered.`Oh,yes,youwere,’saidhe,`thoughyoudidn’tknowit!AndnowImustshowyousomethingelse.’

           “Hetookmyhandandledmedownthestairagain,andthroughanarrowpassage,andthroughanother,andanother,andanother.Idon’tknowhowtherecouldberoomforsomanypassagesinsuchalittlehouse.Theheartofitmustbeeversomuchfartherfromthesidesthantheyarefromeachother.Howcouldithaveaninsidethatwassoindependentofitsoutside?There’sthepoint.Itwasfunny—wasn’tit,Diamond?”

           “No,”saidDiamond.Hewasgoingtosaythatthatwasverymuchthesortofthingatthebackofthenorthwind;buthecheckedhimselfandonlyadded,“Allright.Idon’tseeit.Idon’tseewhytheinsideshoulddependontheoutside.Itain’tsowiththecrabs.Theycreepoutoftheiroutsidesandmakenewones.Mr.Raymondtoldmeso.”

           “Idon’tseewhatthathasgottodowithit,”saidNanny.

           “Thengoonwithyourstory,please,”saidDiamond.

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