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An aged Winkie, dressed in a uniform of silver cloth, came forward to assist them to alight. AN AGED WINKIE DRESSED IN A UNIFORM OF SILVER CLOTH CAME FORWARD TO ASSIST THEM TO ALIGHT
 be to see my old friend the Tin Woodman again! I hope that he rules his people more successfully than I have ruled mine!” “Is the Tin Woodman the Emperor of the Winkies?” asked the horse. “Yes, indeed. They invited him to rule over them soon after the Wicked Witch was destroyed; and as Nick Chopper has the best heart in all the world I am sure he has proved an excellent and able emperor.” “I thought that ‘Emperor’ was the title of a person who rules an empire,” said Tip, “and the Country of the Winkies is only a Kingdom.” “Don’t mention that to the Tin Woodman!” exclaimed the Scarecrow, earnestly. “You would hurt his feelings terribly. He is a proud man, as he has every reason to be, and it pleases him to be termed Emperor rather than King.” “I’m sure it makes no difference to me,” replied the boy. The Saw-Horse now ambled forward at a pace so fast that its riders had hard work to stick upon its back; so there was little further conversation until they drew up beside the palace steps. IGHT AND EXCLAIMED HOW DELIGHTED I SHALL BE TO SEE MY OLD FRIEND THE TIN WOODMAN AGAIN I HOPE THAT HE RULES HIS PEOPLE MORE SUCCESSFULLY THAN I HAVE RULED MINE IS THE TIN WOODMAN THE EMPEROR OF THE WINKIES ASKED THE HORSE YES INDEED THEY INVITED HIM TO RULE OVER THEM SOON AFTER THE WICKED WITCH WAS DESTROYED AND AS NICK CHOPPER HAS THE BEST HEART IN ALL THE WORLD I AM SURE HE HAS PROVED AN EXCELLENT AND ABLE EMPEROR I THOUGHT THE EMPEROR WAS THE TITLE OF A PERSON WHO RULES AN EMPIRE SAID TIP AND THE COUNTRY OF THE WINKIES IS ONLY A KINGDOM DON'T MENTION THAT TO THE TIN WOODMAN EXCLAIMED THE SCARECROW EARNESTLY YOU WOULD HURT HIS FEELINGS TERRIBLY HE IS A PROUD MAN AS HE HAS EVERY REASON TO BE AND IT PLEASES HIM TO BE TERMED EMPEROR RATHER THAN KING I'M SURE IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE TO ME REPLIED THE BOY THE SAW HORSE NOW AMBLED FORWARD AT A PACE SO FAST THAT ITS RIDERS HAD HARD WORK TO STICK UPON ITS BACK SO THERE WAS LITTLE FURTHER CONVERSATION UNTIL THEY DREW UP BESIDE THE PALACE STEPS
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