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At the Back of the North Wind by George MacDonald
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her hand.

As soon as Diamond had finished, North Wind lifted him and carried
him away.

"Didn't the lady hear me?" asked Diamond when they were once more
floating down the river.

"Oh, yes, she heard you," answered North Wind.

"Was she frightened then?"

"Oh, no."

"Why didn't she look to see who it was?"

"She didn't know you were there."

"How could she hear me then?"

"She didn't hear you with her ears."

"What did she hear me with?"

"With her heart."

"Where did she think the words came from?"

"She thought they came out of the book she was reading. She will
search all through it to-morrow to find them, and won't be able
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