And now Diamond felt that he would rather not run any farther, and that the ice had got very rough.

Besides, he was near the precipices that bounded the sea, so he slackened his pace to a walk, saying aloud to himself: "When North Wind has punished me enough for making game of her, she will come back to me; I know she will, for I can't go much farther without her." "You dear boy! It was only in fun.

Here I am!" said North Wind's voice behind him.
Diamond turned, and saw her as he liked best to see her, standing beside him, a tall lady.
"Where's the tiger ?" he asked, for he knew all the creatures from a picture book that Miss Coleman had given him.

"But, of course," he added, "you were the tiger.

I was puzzled and forgot.