The disagreeable work must be looked after first." So saying, she laid hold of Diamond and began to run, gliding along faster and faster.

Diamond kept up with her as well as he could.

She made many turnings and windings, apparently because it was not quite easy to get him over walls and houses.

Once they ran through a hall where they found back and front doors open.

At the foot of the stair North Wind stood still, and Diamond, hearing a great growl, started in terror, and there, instead of North Wind, was a huge wolf by his side.
He let go his hold in dismay, and the wolf bounded up the stair.