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

           

           “Oh!stay,NorthWind,dostay!”criedDiamond,dismayedtoseethewindmillgetslowerandslower.

           “Whatisit,mydearchild?”saidNorthWind,andthewindmillbeganturningagainsoswiftlythatDiamondcouldscarcelyseeit.“Whatabigvoiceyou’vegot!andwhatanoiseyoudomakewithit?Whatisityouwant?Ihavelittletodo,butthatlittlemustbedone.”

           “Iwantyoutotakemetothecountryatthebackofthenorthwind.”

           “That’snotsoeasy,”saidNorthWind,andwassilentforsolongthatDiamondthoughtshewasgoneindeed.Butafterhehadquitegivenherup,thevoicebeganagain.

           “IalmostwisholdHerodotushadheldhistongueaboutit.Muchheknewofit!”

           “Whydoyouwishthat,NorthWind?”

           “Becausethenthatclergymanwouldneverhaveheardofit,andsetyouwantingtogo.Butweshallsee.Weshallsee.Youmustgohomenow,mydear,foryoudon’tseemverywell,andI’llseewhatcanbedoneforyou.Don’twaitforme.I’vegottobreakafewofoldGoody’stoys;she’sthinkingtoomuchofhernewstock.Twoorthreewilldo.There!gonow.”

           Diamondrose,quitesorry,andwithoutawordlefttheshop,andwenthome.

           Itsoonappearedthathismotherhadbeenrightabouthim,forthatsameafternoonhisheadbegantoacheverymuch,andhehadtogotobed.

           Heawokeinthemiddleofthenight.Thelatticewindowofhisroomhadblownopen,andthecurtainsofhislittlebedwereswingingaboutinthewind.

           “IfthatshouldbeNorthWindnow!”thoughtDiamond.

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