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"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. 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
odman shrank back abashed. Glinda had been carefully considering what to do, and now she turned to Mombi and said: “You will gain nothing, I assure you, by thus defying us. For I am determined to learn the truth about the girl Ozma, and unless you tell me all that you know, I will certainly put you to death.” “Oh, no! Don’t do that!” exclaimed the Tin Woodman. “It would be an awful thing to kill anyone—even old Mombi!” “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. HIS THE WITCH TURNED TO GLARE UPON HIM SO HORRIBLY THAT THE TIN WOODMAN SHRANK BACK ABASHED GLINDA HAD BEEN CAREFULLY CONSIDERING WHAT TO DO AND NOW SHE TURNED TO MAMBY AND SAID YOU WILL GAIN NOTHING I ASSURE YOU BY THUS DEFYING US FOR I AM DETERMINED TO LEARN THE TRUTH ABOUT THE GIRL OZMA AND UNLESS YOU TELL ME ALL THAT YOU KNOW I WILL CERTAINLY PUT YOU TO DEATH OH NO DON'T DO THAT EXCLAIMED 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
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