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The fellow was exceedingly grateful, for had he lost that ninth life it would have been the end of him; so he begged permission to furnish me with the stylish costume I now wear. It fits very nicely, does it not?" and the Woggle Bug stood up and turned himself around slowly, that all might examine his person. THE FELLOW WAS EXCEEDINGLY GRATEFUL FOR HAD HE LOST THAT NINTH LIFE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE END OF HIM SO HE BEGGED PERMISSION TO FURNISH ME WITH THE STYLISH COSTUME I NOW WEAR IT FITS VERY NICELY DOES IT NOT AND THE WOGGLE BUG STOOD UP AND TURNED HIMSELF AROUND SLOWLY SO THAT ALL MIGHT EXAMINE HIS PERSON
 make me a fit associate for the most learned person I might chance to meet. “So, while the Professor picked the little girls—who were more frightened than hurt—off the ground, and the pupils clustered around him closely grouped, I calmly walked out of the school-house, turned a corner, and escaped unnoticed to a grove of trees that stood near” “Wonderful!” exclaimed the Pumpkinhead, admiringly. “It was, indeed,” agreed the Woggle-Bug. “I have never ceased to congratulate myself for escaping while I was Highly Magnified; for even my excessive knowledge would have proved of little use to me had I remained a tiny, insignificant insect.” [Illustration: image171] “I didn’t know before,” said Tip, looking at the Woggle-Bug with a puzzled expression, “that insects wore clothes.” “Nor do they, in their natural state,” returned the stranger. “But in the course of my wanderings I had the good fortune to save the ninth life of a tailor—tailors having, like cats, nine lives, as you probably know.  SAFELY TRAVEL ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD WHILE MY SUPERIOR CULTURE WOULD MAKE ME A FIT ASSOCIATE FOR THE MOST LEARNED PERSON I MIGHT CHANCE TO MEET SO WHILE THE PROFESSOR PICKED THE LITTLE GIRLS WHO WERE MORE FRIGHTENED THAN HURT OFF THE GROUND AND THE PUPILS CLUSTERED ROUND HIM CLOSELY GROUPED I CALMLY WALKED OUT OF THE SCHOOLHOUSE TURNED A CORNER AND ESCAPED UNNOTICED TO A GROVE OF TREES THAT STOOD NEAR WONDERFUL EXCLAIMED THE PUMPKINHEAD ADMIRINGLY IT WAS INDEED AGREED THE WOGGLE BUG I HAVE NEVER CEASED TO CONGRATULATE MYSELF FOR ESCAPING WHILE I WAS HIGHLY MAGNIFIED FOR EVEN MY EXCESSIVE KNOWLEDGE WOULD HAVE PROVED OF LITTLE USE TO ME HAD I REMAINED A TINY INSIGNIFICANT INSECT I DIDN'T KNOW BEFORE SAID TIP LOOKING AT THE WOGGLE BUG WITH A PUZZLED EXPRESSION THAT INSECTS WORE CLOTHES NOR DO THEY IN THEIR NATURAL STATE RETURNED THE STRANGER BUT IN THE COURSE OF MY WANDERINGS I HAD THE GOOD FORTUNE TO SAVE THE NINTH LIFE OF A TAILOR TAILORS HAVING LIKE CATS NINE LIVES AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW
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