. At the back of the North Wind . there stood watching him againas he put the horse between the shafts, got them up one afterthe other into the loops, fastened the traces, the belly-band, thebreeching, and the reins. Then he got his whip. The moment he mounted the box,the men broke into a hearty cheer of delight at his they would not let him go without a general inspection ofthe harness; and although they found it right, for not a bucklehad to be shifted, they never allowed him to do it for himselfagain all the time his father was ill. The cheer brought his mother to the window, an
. At the back of the North Wind . there stood watching him againas he put the horse between the shafts, got them up one afterthe other into the loops, fastened the traces, the belly-band, thebreeching, and the reins. Then he got his whip. The moment he mounted the box,the men broke into a hearty cheer of delight at his they would not let him go without a general inspection ofthe harness; and although they found it right, for not a bucklehad to be shifted, they never allowed him to do it for himselfagain all the time his father was ill. The cheer brought his mother to the window, and there shesaw her little boy setting out alone with the cab in the gray ofthe morning. She tugged at the window, but it was stiff; andbefore she could open it, Diamond, who was in a great hurry,was out of the mews, and almost out of the street. She called*Diamond! Diamond! but there was no answer except fromJack. Never fear for him, maam, said Jack. It ud be only adevil as would hurt him, and there ain*t so many o them as [198 1. The collar was almost the worst part of the business. AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND some folk ud have you believe. A boy o Diamonds size ascan arness a oss o tother Diamonds size, and put him to,right as a trivet—if he do upset the keb—II fall on his feet,maam. But he wont upset the cab, will he, Jack.^Not he, maam. Leastways he wont go for to do it. I know as much as that myself. What do you mean? I mean hes as little likely to do it as the oldest man in thestable. Hows the govnor to-day, maam? A good deal better, thank you, she answered, closing thewindow in some fear lest her husband should have been madeanxious by the news of Diamonds expedition. He knew prettywell, however, what his boy was capable of, and although notquite easy was less anxious than his mother. But as the even-ing drew on, the anxiety of both of them increased, and everysound of wheels made his father raise himself in his bed, andhis mother peep out of the window. Diamond ha
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