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it will。;



;I hope it may�察�my man。  I shouldn't wonder if you're as good

as you look�察�after all。;



As Diamond returned�察�he drew up at a stand he had never been on before�此�

it was time to give Diamond his bag of chopped beans and oats。 

The men got about him�察�and began to chaff him。  He took it all

good´humouredly�察�until one of them�察�who was an ill´conditioned fellow��

began to tease old Diamond by poking him roughly in the ribs��

and making general game of him。  That he could not bear�察�and the

tears came in his eyes。  He undid the nose´bag�察�put it in the boot��

and was just going to mount and drive away�察�when the fellow interfered��

and would not let him get up。  Diamond endeavoured to persuade him��

and was very civil�察�but he would have his fun out of him��

as he said。  In a few minutes a group of idle boys had assembled��

and Diamond found himself in a very uncomfortable position。 

Another cab drew up at the stand�察�and the driver got off and approached

the assemblage。



;What's up here�拭─�he asked�察�and Diamond knew the voice。  It was

that of the drunken cabman。



;Do you see this young oyster�拭 �He pretends to drive a cab�察�

said his enemy。



;Yes�察�I do see him。  And I sees you too。  You'd better leave him alone。 

He ain't no oyster。  He's a angel come down on his own business。 

You be off�察�or I'll be nearer you than quite agreeable。;



The drunken cabman was a tall�察�stout man�察�who did not look one

to take liberties with。



;Oh� �if he's a friend of yours�察─�said the other�察�drawing back。



Diamond got out the nose´bag again。  Old Diamond should have his

feed out now。



;Yes�察�he is a friend o' mine。  One o' the best I ever had。 

It's a pity he ain't a friend o' yourn。  You'd be the better for it��

but it ain't no fault of hisn。;



When Diamond went home at night�察�he carried with him one pound

one shilling and sixpence�察�besides a few coppers extra�察�which had

followed some of the fares。



His mother had got very anxious indeedso much so that she

was almost afraid�察�when she did hear the sound of his cab�察�to go

and look�察�lest she should be yet again disappointed�察�and should

break down before her husband。  But there was the old horse��

and there was the cab all right�察�and there was Diamond in the box��

his pale face looking triumphant as a full moon in the twilight。



When he drew up at the stable´door�察�Jack came out�察�and after a good

many friendly questions and congratulations�察�said��



;You go in to your mother�察�Diamond。  I'll put up the old 'oss。 

I'll take care on him。  He do deserve some small attention��

he do。;



;Thank you�察�Jack�察─�said Diamond�察�and bounded into the house��

and into the arms of his mother�察�who was waiting him at the top

of the stair。



The poor�察�anxious woman led him into his own room�察�sat down on his bed��

took him on her lap as if he had been a baby�察�and cried。



;How's father�拭─�asked Diamond�察�almost afraid to ask。



;Better�察�my child�察─�she answered�察 �but uneasy about you�察�my dear。;



;Didn't you tell him I was the early bird gone out to catch the worm�拭�



;That was what put it in your head�察�was it�察�you monkey�拭�

said his mother�察�beginning to get better。



;That or something else�察─�answered Diamond�察�so very quietly

that his mother held his head back and stared in his face。



;Well� �of all the children� ─�she said�察�and said no more。



;And here's my worm�察─�resumed Diamond。



But to see her face as he poured the shillings and sixpences

and pence into her lap�  �She burst out crying a second time��

and ran with the money to her husband。



And how pleased he was�  �It did him no end of good。  But while he

was counting the coins�察�Diamond turned to baby�察�who was lying awake

in his cradle�察�sucking his precious thumb�察�and took him up�察�saying��



;Baby�察�baby�  �I haven't seen you for a whole year。;



And then he began to sing to him as usual。  And what he sang was this��

for he was too happy either to make a song of his own or to sing sense。 

It was one out of Mr。 Raymond's book。





THE TRUE STORY OF THE CAT AND THE FIDDLE



               Hey�察�diddle�察�diddle��

               The cat and the fiddle��

            He played such a merry tune��

               That the cow went mad

               With the pleasure she had��

            And jumped right over the moon。

               But then�察�don't you see��

               Before that could be��

            The moon had come down and listened。

               The little dog hearkened��

               So loud that he barkened��

            ;There's nothing like it�察�there isn't。;



               Hey�察�diddle�察�diddle��

               Went the cat and the fiddle��

            Hey diddle�察�diddle�察�dee�察�dee��

               The dog laughed at the sport

               Till his cough cut him short��

            It was hey diddle�察�diddle�察�oh me��

               And back came the cow

               With a merry�察�merry low��

            For she'd humbled the man in the moon。

               The dish got excited��

               The spoon was delighted��

            And the dish waltzed away with the spoon。



               But the man in the moon��

               Coming back too soon

            From the famous town of Norwich��

               Caught up the dish��

               Said�察 �It's just what I wish

            To hold my cold plum´porridge� �

               Gave the cow a rat´tat��

               Flung water on the cat��

            And sent him away like a rocket。

               Said�察 �O Moon there you are� �

               Got into her car��

            And went off with the spoon in his pocket



               Hey ho�  �diddle�察�diddle��

               The wet cat and wet fiddle��

            They made such a caterwauling��

               That the cow in a fright

               Stood bolt upright

            Bellowing now�察�and bawling��

               And the dog on his tail��

               Stretched his neck with a wail。

            But ;Ho� �ho� ─�said the man in the moon 

               ;No more in the South

               Shall I burn my mouth��

            For I've found a dish and a spoon。;







CHAPTER XXV



DIAMOND'S DREAM





;THERE�察�baby� ─�said Diamond�察 �I'm so happy that I can only

sing nonsense。  Oh�察�father�察�think if you had been a poor man��

and hadn't had a cab and old Diamond�  �What should I have done�拭�



;I don't know indeed what you could have done�察─�said his father

from the bed。



;We should have all starved�察�my precious Diamond�察─�said his mother��

whose pride in her boy was even greater than her joy in the shillings。 

Both of them together made her heart ache�察�for pleasure can do that

as well as pain。



;Oh no� �we shouldn't�察─�said Diamond。  ;I could have taken Nanny's

crossing till she came back�察�and then the money�察�instead of going

for Old Sal's gin�察�would have gone for father's beef´tea。 I wonder

what Nanny will do when she gets well again。  Somebody else

will be sure to have taken the crossing by that time。  I wonder

if she will fight for it�察�and whether I shall have to help her。 

I won't bother my head about that。  Time enough yet�  �Hey diddle��

hey diddle� �hey diddle diddle�  �I wonder whether Mr。 Raymond would

take me to see Nanny。  Hey diddle� �hey diddle� �hey diddle diddle� �

The baby and fiddle�  �O�察�mother�察�I'm such a silly�  �But I can't help it。 

I wish I could think of something else�察�but there's nothing will

come into my head but hey diddle diddle� �the cat and the fiddle� �

I wonder what the angels dowhen they're extra happy�察�you know

when they've been driving cabs all day and taking home the money to

their mothers。  Do you think they ever sing nonsense�察�mother�拭�



;I daresay they've got their own sort of it�察─�answered his mother��

;else they wouldn't be like other people。;  She was thinking more

of her twenty´one shillings and sixpence�察�and of the nice dinner

she would get for her sick husband next day�察�than of the angels

and their nonsense�察�when she said it。  But Diamond found her answer

all right。



;Yes�察�to be sure�察─�he replied。  ;They wouldn't be like other people

if they hadn't their nonsense sometimes。  But it must be very

pretty nonsense�察�and not like that silly hey diddle diddle� �the cat

and the fiddle�  �I wish I could get it out of my head。  I wonder

what the angels' nonsense is like。  Nonsense is a very good thing��

ain't it�察�mother��a little of it now and then�察�more of it for baby��

and not so much for grown people like cabmen and their mothers�拭�

It's like the pepper and salt that goes in the soupthat's it

isn't it�察�mother�拭 �There's baby fast asleep�  �Oh�察�what a nonsense baby

it isto sleep so much�  �Shall I put him down�察�mother�拭�



Diamond chattered away。  What rose in his happy little heart ran

out of his mouth�察�and did his father and mother good。  When he went

to bed�察�which he did early�察�being more tired�察�as you may suppose��

than usu
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