X. DIAMOND IN HIS NEW HOME 102

XI. ANOTHER VISIT FROM NORTH WIND 109

XII. NORTH WIND CARRIES DIAMOND AWAY 119




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NORTH WIND, WHO WAS DANCING WITH HIM, ROUND AND ROUND
THE LONG BARE ROOM _Frontispiece_

AGAINST THIS HE LAID HIS EAR, AND THEN HE HEARD THE
VOICE QUITE DISTINCTLY 12

IT WAS THE BACK DOOR OF A GARDEN 29

HE WAS SURE IT WAS NORTH WIND, BUT HE THOUGHT SHE MUST
BE DEAD AT LAST 47

WITHIN A MONTH HE WAS ABLE TO SPELL OUT MOST OF THE
VERSES FOR HIMSELF 73

HE FASTENED THE CHEEK-STRAP VERY CAREFULLY 78