I knew her ways, for I've always been used to watch her.
She's the only thing worth looking at in our street at night." "Don't call it your street," said Diamond.

"You're not going back to it.
You're coming to us, you know." "That's too good to be true," said Nanny.
"There are very few things good enough to be true," said Diamond; "but I hope this is.

Too good to be true it can't be.

Isn't true good?
and isn't good good?
And how, then, can anything be too good to be true?
That's like old Sal--to say that." "Don't abuse Grannie, Diamond.

She's a horrid old thing, she and her gin bottle; but she'll repent some day, and then you'll be glad not to have said anything against her." "Why ?" said Diamond.
"Because you'll be sorry for her." "I am sorry for her now." "Very well.