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“
I
’
m
the
early
bird
,
I
think
,
”
he
said
to
himself
.
“
I
hope
I
shall
catch
the
worm
.
”
He
would
not
ask
any
one
to
help
him
,
fearing
his
project
might
meet
with
disapproval
and
opposition
.
With
great
difficulty
,
but
with
the
help
of
a
broken
chair
he
brought
down
from
his
bedroom
,
he
managed
to
put
the
harness
on
Diamond
.
If
the
old
horse
had
had
the
least
objection
to
the
proceeding
,
of
course
he
could
not
have
done
it
;
but
even
when
it
came
to
the
bridle
,
he
opened
his
mouth
for
the
bit
,
just
as
if
he
had
been
taking
the
apple
which
Diamond
sometimes
gave
him
.
He
fastened
the
cheek
-
strap
very
carefully
,
just
in
the
usual
hole
,
for
fear
of
choking
his
friend
,
or
else
letting
the
bit
get
amongst
his
teeth
.
It
was
a
job
to
get
the
saddle
on
;
but
with
the
chair
he
managed
it
.
If
old
Diamond
had
had
an
education
in
physics
to
equal
that
of
the
camel
,
he
would
have
knelt
down
to
let
him
put
it
on
his
back
,
but
that
was
more
than
could
be
expected
of
him
,
and
then
Diamond
had
to
creep
quite
under
him
to
get
hold
of
the
girth
.
The
collar
was
almost
the
worst
part
of
the
business
;
but
there
Diamond
could
help
Diamond
.
He
held
his
head
very
low
till
his
little
master
had
got
it
over
and
turned
it
round
,
and
then
he
lifted
his
head
,
and
shook
it
on
to
his
shoulders
.
The
yoke
was
rather
difficult
;
but
when
he
had
laid
the
traces
over
the
horse
’
s
neck
,
the
weight
was
not
too
much
for
him
.
He
got
him
right
at
last
,
and
led
him
out
of
the
stable
.
By
this
time
there
were
several
of
the
men
watching
him
,
but
they
would
not
interfere
,
they
were
so
anxious
to
see
how
he
would
get
over
the
various
difficulties
.
They
followed
him
as
far
as
the
stable
-
door
,
and
there
stood
watching
him
again
as
he
put
the
horse
between
the
shafts
,
got
them
up
one
after
the
other
into
the
loops
,
fastened
the
traces
,
the
belly
-
band
,
the
breeching
,
and
the
reins
.
Then
he
got
his
whip
.
The
moment
he
mounted
the
box
,
the
men
broke
into
a
hearty
cheer
of
delight
at
his
success
.
But
they
would
not
let
him
go
without
a
general
inspection
of
the
harness
;
and
although
they
found
it
right
,
for
not
a
buckle
had
to
be
shifted
,
they
never
allowed
him
to
do
it
for
himself
again
all
the
time
his
father
was
ill
.
The
cheer
brought
his
mother
to
the
window
,
and
there
she
saw
her
little
boy
setting
out
alone
with
the
cab
in
the
gray
of
morning
.
She
tugged
at
the
window
,
but
it
was
stiff
;
and
before
she
could
open
it
,
Diamond
,
who
was
in
a
great
hurry
,
was
out
of
the
mews
,
and
almost
out
of
the
street
.
She
called
“
Diamond
!
Diamond
!
”
but
there
was
no
answer
except
from
Jack
.
“
Never
fear
for
him
,
ma
’
am
,
”
said
Jack
.
“
It
’
ud
be
only
a
devil
as
would
hurt
him
,
and
there
ain
’
t
so
many
o
’
them
as
some
folk
’
ud
have
you
believe
.
A
boy
o
’
Diamond
’
s
size
as
can
’
arness
a
’
oss
t
’
other
Diamond
’
s
size
,
and
put
him
to
,
right
as
a
trivet
—
if
he
do
upset
the
keb
—
’
ll
fall
on
his
feet
,
ma
’
am
.
”
“
But
he
won
’
t
upset
the
cab
,
will
he
,
Jack
?
”
“
Not
he
,
ma
’
am
.
Leastways
he
won
’
t
go
for
to
do
it
.
”
