Chapter XXVI. Diamond Takes A Fare The Wrong Way Right

           

           THEnextmorningDiamondwasupalmostasearlyasbefore.Hehadnothingtofearfromhismothernow,andmadenosecretofwhathewasabout.Bythetimehereachedthestable,severalofthemenwerethere.Theyaskedhimagoodmanyquestionsastohisluckthedaybefore,andhetoldthemalltheywantedtoknow.Butwhenheproceededtoharnesstheoldhorse,theypushedhimasidewithroughkindness,calledhimababy,andbegantodoitallforhim.SoDiamondraninandhadanothermouthfulofteaandbreadandbutter;andalthoughhehadneverbeensotiredashewasthenightbefore,hestartedquitefreshthismorning.Itwasacloudyday,andthewindblewhardfromthenorth—sohardsometimesthat,perchedontheboxwithjusthistoestouchingtheground,Diamondwishedthathehadsomekindofstraptofastenhimselfdownwithlestheshouldbeblownaway.Buthedidnotreallymindit.

           Hisheadwasfullofthedreamhehaddreamed;butitdidnotmakehimneglecthiswork,forhisworkwasnottodigstarsbuttodriveoldDiamondandpickupfares.Therearenotmanypeoplewhocanthinkaboutbeautifulthingsanddocommonworkatthesametime.Butthentherearenotmanypeoplewhohavebeentothebackofthenorthwind.

           Therewasnotmuchbusinessdoing.AndDiamondfeltrathercold,notwithstandinghismotherhadherselfputonhiscomforterandhelpedhimwithhisgreatcoat.Buthewastoowellawareofhisdignitytogetinsidehiscabassomedo.Acabmanoughttobeabovemindingtheweather—atleastsoDiamondthought.

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