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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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