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Chapter V. The Summer-house

           

           “Buthowisityouneversawit?”

           “Becauseitisbehindme.”

           “Butyoucanlookround.”

           “Notfarenoughtoseemyownback.No;Ialwayslookbeforeme.Infact,IgrowquiteblindanddeafwhenItrytoseemyback.Ionlymindmywork.”

           “Buthowdoesitbeyourwork?”

           “Ah,thatIcan’ttellyou.Ionlyknowitis,becausewhenIdoitIfeelallright,andwhenIdon’tIfeelallwrong.EastWindsays—onlyonedoesnotexactlyknowhowmuchtobelieveofwhatshesays,forsheisverynaughtysometimes—shesaysitisallmanagedbyababy;butwhethersheisgoodornaughtywhenshesaysthat,Idon’tknow.Ijuststicktomywork.Itisallonetometoletabeeoutofatulip,ortosweepthecobwebsfromthesky.Youwouldliketogowithmeto-night?”

           “Idon’twanttoseeashipsunk.”

           “ButsupposeIhadtotakeyou?”

           “Why,then,ofcourseImustgo.”

           “There’sagoodDiamond.—IthinkIhadbetterbegrowingabit.Onlyyoumustgotobedfirst.Ican’ttakeyoutillyou’reinbed.That’sthelawaboutthechildren.SoIhadbettergoanddosomethingelsefirst.”

           “Verywell,NorthWind,”saidDiamond.“Whatareyougoingtodofirst,ifyouplease?”

           “IthinkImaytellyou.Jumpuponthetopofthewall,there.”

           “Ican’t.”

           “Ah!andIcan’thelpyou—youhaven’tbeentobedyet,yousee.Comeouttotheroadwithme,justinfrontofthecoach-house,andIwillshowyou.”

           NorthWindgrewverysmallindeed,sosmallthatshecouldnothaveblownthedustoffadustymiller,astheScotchchildrencallayellowauricula.

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