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After regarding Jack for some minutes he said, in a tone of wonder: "Where on earth did you come from, and how do you happen to be alive?" "I beg your Majesty's pardon," returned the Pumpkinhead; "but I do not understand you." AFTER REGARDING JACK FOR SOME MINUTES HE SAID IN A TONE OF WONDER WHERE ON EARTH DO YOU COME FROM HOW DO YOU HAPPEN TO BE ALIVE I BEG YOUR MAJESTY'S PARDON RETURNED THE PUMPKINHEAD BUT I DO NOT UNDERSTAND YOU
d face. Indeed, the crown alone betokened majesty; in all else the, Scarecrow King was but a simple scarecrow—flimsy, awkward, and unsubstantial. But if the strange appearance of his Majesty the Scarecrow seemed startling to Jack, no less wonderful was the form of the Pumpkinhead to the Scarecrow. The purple trousers and pink waistcoat and red shirt hung loosely over the wooden joints Tip had manufactured, and the carved face on the pumpkin grinned perpetually, as if its wearer considered life the jolliest thing imaginable. At first, indeed, His Majesty thought his queer visitor was laughing at him, and was inclined to resent such a liberty; but it was not without reason that the Scarecrow had attained the reputation of being the wisest personage in the Land of Oz. He made a more careful examination of his visitor, and soon discovered that Jack’s features were carved into a smile and that he could not look grave if he wished to. [Illustration: image087] The King was the first to speak. KLES GIVING A THOUGHTFUL EXPRESSION TO THE PAINTED FACE INDEED THE CROWN ALONE BETOKENED MAJESTY IN ALL ELSE THE SCARECROW KING WAS BUT A SIMPLE SCARECROW FLIMSY AWKWARD AND UNSUBSTANTIAL BUT IF THE STRANGE APPEARANCE OF HIS MAJESTY THE SCARECROW SEEMED STARTLING TO JACK NO LESS WONDERFUL WAS THE FORM OF THE PUMPKINHEAD TO THE SCARECROW THE PURPLE TROUSERS AND PINK WAISTCOAT AND RED SHIRT HUNG LOOSELY OVER THE WOODEN JOINTS TIP HAD MANUFACTURED AND THE CARVED FACE ON THE PUMPKIN GRINNED PERPETUALLY AS IF ITS WEARER CONSIDERED LIFE THE JOLLIEST THING IMAGINABLE AT FIRST INDEED HIS MAJESTY THOUGHT HIS QUEER VISITOR WAS LAUGHING AT HIM AND WAS INCLINED TO RESENT SUCH A LIBERTY BUT IT WAS NOT WITHOUT REASON THAT THE SCARECROW HAD ATTAINED THE REPUTATION OF BEING THE WISEST PERSONAGE IN THE LAND OF OZ HE MADE A MORE CAREFUL EXAMINATION OF HIS VISITOR AND SOON DISCOVERED THAT JACK'S FEATURES WERE CARVED INTO A SMILE AND THAT HE COULD NOT LOOK GRAVE IF HE WISHED TO THE KING WAS FIRST TO SPEAK
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