-
Главная
-
- Книги
-
- Авторы
-
- Джордж Макдональд
-
- Страна Северного Ветра
-
- Стр. 112/290
Для того чтобы воспользоваться озвучкой предложений, необходимо
Войти или зарегистрироваться
Озвучка предложений доступна при наличии PRO-доступа
Купить PRO-доступ
“
Give
me
a
leg
,
”
said
Diamond
,
and
in
a
moment
he
was
on
the
old
horse
’
s
back
with
the
comb
and
brush
.
He
sat
on
his
withers
,
and
reaching
forward
as
he
ate
his
hay
,
he
curried
and
he
brushed
,
first
at
one
side
of
his
neck
,
and
then
at
the
other
.
When
that
was
done
he
asked
for
a
dressing
-
comb
,
and
combed
his
mane
thoroughly
.
Then
he
pushed
himself
on
to
his
back
,
and
did
his
shoulders
as
far
down
as
he
could
reach
.
Then
he
sat
on
his
croup
,
and
did
his
back
and
sides
;
then
he
turned
around
like
a
monkey
,
and
attacked
his
hind
-
quarters
,
and
combed
his
tail
.
This
last
was
not
so
easy
to
manage
,
for
he
had
to
lift
it
up
,
and
every
now
and
then
old
Diamond
would
whisk
it
out
of
his
hands
,
and
once
he
sent
the
comb
flying
out
of
the
stable
door
,
to
the
great
amusement
of
the
men
.
But
Jack
fetched
it
again
,
and
Diamond
began
once
more
,
and
did
not
leave
off
until
he
had
done
the
whole
business
fairly
well
,
if
not
in
a
first
-
rate
,
experienced
fashion
.
All
the
time
the
old
horse
went
on
eating
his
hay
,
and
,
but
with
an
occasional
whisk
of
his
tail
when
Diamond
tickled
or
scratched
him
,
took
no
notice
of
the
proceeding
.
But
that
was
all
a
pretence
,
for
he
knew
very
well
who
it
was
that
was
perched
on
his
back
,
and
rubbing
away
at
him
with
the
comb
and
the
brush
.
So
he
was
quite
pleased
and
proud
,
and
perhaps
said
to
himself
something
like
this
—
“
I
’
m
a
stupid
old
horse
,
who
can
’
t
brush
his
own
coat
;
but
there
’
s
my
young
godson
on
my
back
,
cleaning
me
like
an
angel
.
”
I
won
’
t
vouch
for
what
the
old
horse
was
thinking
,
for
it
is
very
difficult
to
find
out
what
any
old
horse
is
thinking
.
“
Oh
dear
!
”
said
Diamond
when
he
had
done
,
“
I
’
m
so
tired
!
”
And
he
laid
himself
down
at
full
length
on
old
Diamond
’
s
back
.
By
this
time
all
the
men
in
the
stable
were
gathered
about
the
two
Diamonds
,
and
all
much
amused
.
One
of
them
lifted
him
down
,
and
from
that
time
he
was
a
greater
favourite
than
before
.
And
if
ever
there
was
a
boy
who
had
a
chance
of
being
a
prodigy
at
cab
-
driving
,
Diamond
was
that
boy
,
for
the
strife
came
to
be
who
should
have
him
out
with
him
on
the
box
.
His
mother
,
however
,
was
a
little
shy
of
the
company
for
him
,
and
besides
she
could
not
always
spare
him
.
Also
his
father
liked
to
have
him
himself
when
he
could
;
so
that
he
was
more
desired
than
enjoyed
among
the
cabmen
.
But
one
way
and
another
he
did
learn
to
drive
all
sorts
of
horses
,
and
to
drive
them
well
,
and
that
through
the
most
crowded
streets
in
London
City
.
Of
course
there
was
the
man
always
on
the
box
-
seat
beside
him
,
but
before
long
there
was
seldom
the
least
occasion
to
take
the
reins
from
out
of
his
hands
.
For
one
thing
he
never
got
frightened
,
and
consequently
was
never
in
too
great
a
hurry
.
Yet
when
the
moment
came
for
doing
something
sharp
,
he
was
always
ready
for
it
.
I
must
once
more
remind
my
readers
that
he
had
been
to
the
back
of
the
north
wind
.
One
day
,
which
was
neither
washing
-
day
,
nor
cleaning
-
day
nor
marketing
-
day
,
nor
Saturday
,
nor
Monday
—
upon
which
consequently
Diamond
could
be
spared
from
the
baby
—
his
father
took
him
on
his
own
cab
.
