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He rattled and clanked a little, as he moved, but in the main he seemed to be most cleverly constructed, and his appearance was only marred by the thick coating of polishing paste that covered him from head to foot. HE RATTLED AND CLANKED A LITTLE AS HE MOVED BUT IN THE MAIN HE SEEMED TO BE MOST CLEVERLY CONSTRUCTED AND HIS APPEARANCE WAS ONLY MARRED BY THE THICK COATING OF POLISHING PASTE THAT COVERED HIM FROM HEAD TO FOOT
duced Tip and Jack Pumpkinhead, and the latter personage seemed to interest the Tin Woodman greatly. “You are not very substantial, I must admit,” said the Emperor. “but you are certainly unusual, and therefore worthy to become a member of our select society.” [Illustration: image143] “I thank your Majesty,” said Jack, humbly. “I hope you are enjoying good health?” continued the Woodman. “At present, yes;” replied the Pumpkinhead, with a sigh; “but I am in constant terror of the day when I shall spoil.” “Nonsense!” said the Emperor—but in a kindly, sympathetic tone. “Do not, I beg of you, dampen today’s sun with the showers of tomorrow. For before your head has time to spoil you can have it canned, and in that way it may be preserved indefinitely.” Tip, during this conversation, was looking at the Woodman with undisguised amazement, and noticed that the celebrated Emperor of the Winkies was composed entirely of pieces of tin, neatly soldered and riveted together into the form of a man. AND WHO ARE YOUR COMPANIONS THE SCARECROW WITH GREAT POLITENESS INTRODUCED TIP AND JACK PUMPKINHEAD AND THE LATTER PERSONAGE SEEMED TO INTEREST THE TIN WOODMAN GREATLY YOU ARE NOT VERY SUBSTANTIAL I MUST ADMIT SAID THE EMPEROR BUT YOU ARE CERTAINLY UNUSUAL AND THEREFORE WORTHY TO BECOME A MEMBER OF OUR SELECT SOCIETY I THINK YOUR MAJESTY SAID JACK HUMBLY I HOPE YOU ARE ENJOYING GOOD HEALTH CONTINUED THE WOODMAN AT PRESENT YES REPLIED THE PUMPKINHEAD WITH A SIGH BUT I AM IN CONSTANT TERROR OF THE DAY WHEN I SHALL SPOIL NONSENSE SAID THE EMPEROR BUT IN A KINDLY SYMPATHETIC TONE DO NOT I BEG OF YOU DAMPEN TO DAY'S SUN WITH THE SHOWERS OF TO MORROW FOR BEFORE YOUR HEAD HAS TIME TO SPOIL YOU CAN HAVE IT CANNED AND IN THAT WAY IT MAY BE PRESERVED INDEFINITELY TIP DURING THIS CONVERSATION WAS LOOKING AT THE WOODMAN WITH UNDISGUISED AMAZEMENT AND NOTICED THAT THE CELEBRATED EMPEROR OF THE WINKIES WAS COMPOSED ENTIRELY OF PIECES OF TIN NEATLY SODDERED AND RIVETED TOGETHER INTO THE FORM OF A MAN
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