In George MacDonald’s At the Back of the North Wind, a child sleeping in his cozy bed at night hears the voice of the North Wind speaking to him in the appearance of a beautiful woman with dark eyes and black hair streaming in all directions. Entering through a window by Diamond’s bed, the whispering North Wind invites the boy to follow her in her travels at night. Reluctantly agreeing to leave the comfort of his warm bed to go into the cold night, Diamond finally says “Yes,” explaining, “Well, please, North Wind, you are so beautiful, I am quite
