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Chapter XXXII. Diamond And Ruby

           SoImustbelame,andsoIsprainedmyankle—fortheangel-horseshaveankles—theydon’ttalkhorse-slangupthere—andithurtmeverymuch,Iassureyou,Diamond,thoughyoumayn’tbegoodenoughtobeabletobelieveit.”

           OldDiamondmadenoreply.Hehadlaindownagain,andasleepysnort,verylikeasnore,revealedthat,ifhewasnotalreadyasleep,hewaspastunderstandingawordthatRubywassaying.WhenyoungDiamondfoundthis,hethoughthemightventuretotakeupthedroptshuttlecockoftheconversation.

           “I’mgoodenoughtobelieveit,Ruby,”hesaid.

           ButRubyneverturnedhishead,ortookanynoticeofhim.IsupposehedidnotunderstandmoreofEnglishthanjustwhatthecoachmanandstablemanwereinthehabitofaddressinghimwith.Finding,however,thathiscompanionmadenoreply,heshothisheadoverthepartitionandlookingdownathimsaid—

           “Youjustwaittillto-morrow,andyou’llseewhetherI’mspeakingthetruthornot.—Ideclaretheoldhorseisfastasleep!—Diamond!—NoIwon’t.”

           Rubyturnedaway,andbeganpullingathishayrackinsilence.

           Diamondgaveashiver,andlookingroundsawthatthedoorofthestablewasopen.Hebegantofeelasifhehadbeendreaming,andafteraglanceaboutthestabletoseeifNorthWindwasanywherevisible,hethoughthehadbettergobacktobed.

           

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