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Chapter IX. How Diamond Got To The Back Of The North Wind

           Ofcourseitwenttosleep,andhadnomoretodowithships.That’swhatcomestocitiesandnations,andboysandgirls,whosay,“Icandowithoutyourhelp.I’menoughformyself.”

           Diamondsoonmadegreatfriendswithanoldwomanwhokeptatoyshop,forhismotherhadgivenhimtwopenceforpocket-moneybeforeheleft,andhehadgoneintohershoptospendit,andshegottalkingtohim.Shelookedveryfunny,becauseshehadnotgotanyteeth,butDiamondlikedher,andwentoftentohershop,althoughhehadnothingtospendthereafterthetwopencewasgone.

           Oneafternoonhehadbeenwanderingratherwearilyaboutthestreetsforsometime.Itwasahotday,andhefelttired.Ashepassedthetoyshop,hesteppedin.

           “PleasemayIsitdownforaminuteonthisbox?”hesaid,thinkingtheoldwomanwassomewhereintheshop.Buthegotnoanswer,andsatdownwithoutone.Aroundhimwereagreatmanytoysofallprices,fromapennyuptoshillings.Allatonceheheardagentlewhirringsomewhereamongstthem.Itmadehimstartandlookbehindhim.Therewerethesailsofawindmillgoingroundandroundalmostclosetohisear.Hethoughtatfirstitmustbeoneofthosetoyswhicharewoundupandgowithclockwork;butno,itwasacommonpennytoy,withthewindmillattheendofawhistle,andwhenthewhistleblowsthewindmillgoes.Butthewonderwasthattherewasnooneatthewhistleendblowing,andyetthesailswereturningroundandround—nowfaster,nowslower,nowfasteragain.

           “Whatcanitmean?”saidDiamond,aloud.

           “Itmeansme,”saidthetiniestvoicehehadeverheard.

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