CHAPTERXXV
DIAMOND’SDREAM
“THERE，baby！“saidDiamond;“I’msohappythatIcanonlysingnonsense。Oh，father，thinkifyouhadbeenapoorman，andhadn’thadacabandoldDiamond！WhatshouldIhavedone？”
“Idon’tknowindeedwhatyoucouldhavedone。”saidhisfatherfromthebed。
“Weshouldhaveallstarved，mypreciousDiamond。”saidhismother，whoseprideinherboywasevengreaterthanherjoyintheshillings。