She ran up the hill and disappeared behind it. Then Diamond shut
the door as he best could, and ran through the kitchen-garden to
the stable. And wasn't he glad to get into his own blessed bed again!




CHAPTER V

THE SUMMER-HOUSE


DIAMOND said nothing to his mother about his adventures. He had
half a notion that North Wind was a friend of his mother, and that,
if she did not know all about it, at least she did not mind his going
anywhere with the lady of the wind. At the same time he doubted
whether he might not appear to be telling stories if he told all,
especially as he could hardly believe it himself when he thought
about it in the middle of the day, although when the twilight was
once half-way on to night he had no doubt about it, at least for
the first few days after he had been with her. The girl that swept
the crossing had certainly refused to believe him. Besides, he felt
sure that North Wind would tell him if he ought to speak.

It was some time before he saw the lady of the wind again.
Indeed nothing remarkable took place in Diamond's history until
the following week. This was what happened then. Diamond the horse
wanted new shoes, and Diamond's father took him out of the stable,
and was just getting on his back to ride him to the forge, when he saw