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Mombi cast an uneasy glance at the Sorceress, and saw that she was in earnest, and not to be trifled with. So she replied, slowly: "I will answer your questions." MAMMY CAST AN UNEASY GLANCE AT THE SORCERESS AND SAW THAT SHE WAS IN EARNEST AND NOT TO BE TRIFLED WITH SO SHE REPLIED SLOWLY I WILL ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS
mbi!” “But it is merely a threat,” returned Glinda. “I shall not put Mombi to death, because she will prefer to tell me the truth.” “Oh, I see!” said the tin man, much relieved. “Suppose I tell you all that you wish to know,”. said Mombi, speaking so suddenly that she startled them all. “What will you do with me then?” “In that case,” replied Glinda, “I shall merely ask you to drink a powerful draught which will cause you to forget all the magic you have ever learned.” “Then I would become a helpless old woman!” “But you would be alive,” suggested the Pumpkinhead, consolingly. “Do try to keep silent!” said Tip, nervously. “I’ll try,” responded Jack; “but you will admit that it’s a good thing to be alive.” “Especially if one happens to be Thoroughly Educated,” added the Woggle-Bug, nodding approval. “You may make your choice,” Glinda said to old Mombi, “between death if you remain silent, and the loss of your magical powers if you tell me the truth. But I think you will prefer to live.” MED THE TIN WOODMAN IT WOULD BE AWFUL TO KILL ANY ONE EVEN OLD MOM BE BUT IT IS MERELY A THREAT RETURNED GLINDA I SHALL NOT PUT MOMBE TO DEATH BECAUSE SHE WILL PREFER TO TELL ME THE TRUTH OH I SEE SAID THE TIN WOODMAN MUCH RELIEVED SUPPOSE I TELL YOU ALL THAT YOU WISH TO KNOW SAID MOMBY SPEAKING SO SUDDENLY THAT SHE STARTLED THEM ALL WHAT WILL YOU DO WITH ME THEN IN THAT CASE REPLIED GLINDA I SHALL MERELY ASK YOU TO DRINK A POWERFUL DRAUGHT WHICH WILL CAUSE YOU TO FORGET ALL THE MAGIC YOU EVER LEARNED THEN I WOULD BECOME A HELPLESS OLD WOMAN BUT YOU WOULD BE ALIVE SUGGESTED THE PUMPKINHEAD CONSOLINGLY DO TRY TO KEEP SILENT SAID TIP NERVOUSLY I'LL TRY RESPONDED JACK BUT YOU WILL ADMIT THAT IT'S A GOOD THING TO BE ALIVE ESPECIALLY IF ONE HAPPENS TO BE THOROUGHLY EDUCATED ADDED THE WOGGLE BUG NODDING APPROVAL YOU MAY MAKE YOUR CHOICE GLINDA SAID TO OLD MOWMBY BETWEEN DEATH IF YOU REMAIN SILENT AND THE LOSS OF YOUR MAGICAL POWERS IF YOU TELL ME THE TRUTH BUT I THINK YOU WILL PREFER TO LIVE
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