uch and she must want to see him. So
Diamond made up his mind to drive straight to where Miss Coleman lived
now, and then they could explain to each other. So on he went.

Now the wind was blowing furiously and when old Diamond finally got to
Miss Coleman's house and held back to stop, one of the straps of the
harness broke. Diamond jumped down and opened the cab door and asked the
gentleman if he would not step into this house where friends of his
lived and wait while he mended the strap. Then he ran and rang the bell
and whispered to the maid who came to call Miss Coleman. A few minutes
later, he was not at all sure he had done the right thing. For suddenly
there came the sound of a great cry and then a running to and fro in the
house. But after a little while, they came and called him in and Miss
Coleman put her arms around him and hugged him tight!

The rest of the day, he did very well. And what a story he had to tell
his father and mother that night about Mr. Evans and the Colemans. They
were sure he had done right and he was so glad!

CHAPTER VIII

DIAMOND VISITS NANNY

For a fortnight, Diamond went on driving his cab and helping his family.
Some people began to know him and to look for him to drive them where
they wanted to go. One old gentleman who lived near the stables hired
him to carry him into the city every morning at a certain hour. And
Diamond was as regular as clock work. After that fortnight, his father
was able to go out again. Then Diamond began to think about little Nanny
and went off to inquire about her.

The first day his father took up his work again, Diamond went with him
as usual. In the afternoon, however, his father went home and left
Diamond to drive the cab for the rest of the day. It was hard for old
Diamond to do all the work but they could not afford to have another
horse. They saved him as much as they could and fed him well and he did
bravely.

The next morning, his father was so much stronger that Diamond thought
he might go and ask Mr. Raymond to take him to see Nanny. Mr. Raymond
was quite willing to go and so they walked over to the hospital which
was close at hand.

When Diamond followed Mr. Raymond into the room where those children lay
who had got over the worst of their illness, and were growing better, he
saw a number of little iron beds. Each one of them stood with its head
to the wall and in each one was a child whose face showed just how far
it had left