was I in my dream? Oh yes, the big yellow moon
came down closer and closer to the grass in front of
me. Then somehow, it seemed to be my ruby lady.
She reached out soft warm arms of golden light and
took me up. I sank against her breast into very
downy, golden clouds and went to sleep and left off
having pain. And yet I didn't sleep but knew it all
the time, and just swung softly there all night long"

"Wasn't it really North Wind?" said Diamond
to himself. "Perhaps it was North Wind though
she doesn't know it. Maybe the moon does just the
same. What if it should some day carry her to that
same country--at the back of my North Wind! Who
knows?"

The nurse now came and told him it was time to
go. Nanny had closed her eyes as if she were tired
or asleep. So Diamond arose quietly and tip-toed
away.

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