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Chapter IV. North Wind

           

           Shecalledhimakid,butshewasnotreallyamontholderthanhewas;onlyshehadhadtoworkforherbread,andthatsosoonmakespeopleolder.

           “ButIshouldn’thavebeenoutsolateifIhadn’tgotdowntohelpyou,”saidDiamond.“NorthWindisgonehomelongago.”

           “Ithinkyoumustha’gotouto’oneo’themHidgetAsylms,”saidthegirl.“YousaidsomethingaboutthenorthwindaforethatIcouldn’tgettherightsof.”

           Sonow,forthesakeofhischaracter,Diamondhadtotellherthewholestory.

           Shedidnotbelieveawordofit.Shesaidhewasn’tsuchaflatastobelieveallthatbosh.Butasshespoketherecameagreatblastofwindthroughthearch,andsetthebarrelrolling.Sotheymadehastetogetoutofit,fortheyhadnonotionofbeingrolledoverandoverasiftheyhadbeenpackedtightandwouldn’thurt,likeabarrelofherrings.

           “Ithoughtweshouldhavehadasleep,”saidDiamond;“butIcan’tsayI’mverysleepyafterall.Come,let’sgoonagain.”

           Theywanderedonandon,sometimessittingonadoor-step,butalwaysturningintolanesorfieldswhentheyhadachance.

           Theyfoundthemselvesatlastonarisinggroundthatslopedrathersteeplyontheotherside.Itwasawastekindofspotbelow,boundedbyanirregularwall,withafewdoorsinit.Outsidelaybrokenthingsingeneral,fromgardenrollerstoflower-potsandwine-bottles.Butthemomenttheyreachedthebrowoftherisingground,agustofwindseizedthemandblewthemdownhillasfastastheycouldrun.

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