At the Back of the North Wind Illustrated - online book

A Complete Illustrated children's fantasy book by George MacDonald.

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	The Hay-Loft                     15 "The law would have some trouble to catch me!" it said. "But if it's not right, you know," said Diamond "that's no matter. You shouldn't do it." " I am so tall I am above that law," said the voice.
	" You .must have a tall house, then," said Dia­mond. "Yes; a tall house: the clouds are inside it." 11 Dear me!" said Diamond, and thought a minute.             " I think, then, you can hardly expect me to keep a win­dow in my bed for you. Why don't you make a window into Mr. Dyves's bed?"
	"Nobody makes a window into an ash-pit," :;aid the voice, rather sadly. " I like to see nice things out of my windows." "But he must have a nicer bed than I have, though mine is very nice—so nice that I couldn't wish a better." " It's not the bed I care about: it's what is in it.—But you just open that window."