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"Where are we going?" asked Jack, when they had resumed their journey. "I'm not exactly sure," said the boy; "but I believe we are headed South, and that will bring us, sooner or later, to the Emerald City." "What city is that?" enquired the Pumpkinhead. WHERE ARE WE GOING ASKED JACK WHEN THEY HAD RESUMED THEIR JOURNEY I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE SAID THE BOY BUT I BELIEVE WE ARE HEADED SOUTH AND THAT WILL BRING US SOONER OR LATER TO THE EMERALD CITY WHAT CITY IS THAT THAT INQUIRED THE PUMPKINHEAD
pkinhead watched Tip curiously, but refused to join in the repast. “I don’t seem to be made the same way you are,” he said. “I know you are not,” returned Tip; “for I made you.” “Oh! Did you?” asked Jack. [Illustration: image043] “Certainly. And put you together. And carved your eyes and nose and ears and mouth,” said Tip proudly. “And dressed you.” Jack looked at his body and limbs critically. “It strikes me you made a very good job of it,” he remarked. “Just so-so,” replied Tip, modestly; for he began to see certain defects in the construction of his man. “If I’d known we were going to travel together I might have been a little more particular.” “Why, then,” said the Pumpkinhead, in a tone that expressed surprise, “you must be my creator my parent my father!” “Or your inventor,” replied the boy with a laugh. “Yes, my son; I really believe I am!” “Then I owe you obedience,” continued the man, “and you owe me—support.” “That’s it, exactly”, declared Tip, jumping up. “So let us be off.” S COMPANION AND SEATED HIMSELF UPON A ROCK BY THE ROADSIDE LET'S HAVE SOME BREAKFAST HE SAID JACK PUMPKINHEAD WATCHED TIP CURIOUSLY BUT REFUSED TO JOIN IN THE REPAST I DON'T SEEM TO BE MADE THE SAME WAY YOU ARE HE SAID I KNOW YOU'RE NOT RETURNED TIP FOR I MADE YOU OH YOU DID ASKED JACK CERTAINLY AND PUT YOU TOGETHER AND CARVED YOUR EYES AND NOSE AND EARS AND MOUTH SAID TIP PROUDLY AND DRESSED YOU JACK LOOKED AT HIS BODY AND LIMBS CRITICALLY IT STRIKES ME YOU MADE A VERY GOOD JOB OF IT HE REMARKED JUST SO SO REPLIED TIP MODESTLY FOR HE BEGAN TO SEE CERTAIN DEFECTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF HIS MAN IF I'D KNOWN WE WERE GOING TO TRAVEL TOGETHER I MIGHT HAVE BEEN A LITTLE MORE PARTICULAR WHY THEN SAID THE PUMPKINHEAD IN A TONE THAT EXPRESSED SURPRISE YOU MUST BE MY CREATOR MY PARENT MY FATHER OH YOUR INVENTOR REPLIED THE BOY WITH A LAUGH YES MY SON I REALLY BELIEVE I AM THEN I OWE YOU OBEDIENCE CONTINUED THE MAN AND YOU OWE ME SUPPORT THAT'S IT EXACTLY DECLARED TIP JUMPING UP SO LET US BE OFF
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