His mother had been listening at the door to the last few lines of his song, and came in with the tears in her eyes.

She took the baby from him, gave him a kiss, and told him to run to his father.
By the time Diamond got into the yard, the horse was between the shafts, and his father was looping the traces on.

Diamond went round to look at the horse.

The sight of him made him feel very queer.

He did not know much about different horses, and all other horses than their own were very much the same to him.