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Chapter XXXII. Diamond And Ruby

           

           “Yougrease-tub!Oh!myteethandtail!Ithoughtyouwereahumbug!Whydidyouwanttogetfat?There’snotruthtobegotoutofyoubutbycross-questioning.Youain’tfittobeahorse.”

           “BecauseonceIamfat,mynatureistokeepfatforalongtime;andIdidn’tknowwhenmastermightcomehomeandwanttoseeme.”

           “Youconceited,good-for-nothingbrute!You’reonlyfitfortheknacker’syard.Youwantedtolookhandsome,didyou?Holdyourtongue,orI’llbreakmyhalterandbeatyou—withyourhandsomefat!”

           “Nevermind,Diamond.You’reagoodhorse.Youcan’thurtme.”

           “Can’thurtyou!Justletmeoncetry.”

           “No,youcan’t.”

           “Whythen?”

           “BecauseI’manangel.”

           “What’sthat?”

           “Ofcourseyoudon’tknow.”

           “IndeedIdon’t.”

           “Iknowyoudon’t.Anignorant,rudeoldhumanhorse,likeyou,couldn’tknowit.Butthere’syoungDiamondlisteningtoallwe’resaying;andheknowswellenoughtherearehorsesinheavenforangelstorideupon,aswellasotheranimals,lionsandeaglesandbulls,inmoreimportantsituations.Thehorsestheangelsride,mustbeangel-horses,elsetheangelscouldn’trideuponthem.Well,I’moneofthem.”

           “Youain’t.”

           “Didyoueverknowahorsetellalie?”

           “Neverbefore.Butyou’veconfessedtoshamminglame.”

           “Nothingofthesort.ItwasnecessaryIshouldgrowfat,andnecessarythatgoodJoseph,yourmaster,shouldgrowlean.Icouldhavepretendedtobelame,butthatnohorse,leastofallanangel-horsewoulddo

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