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"That is certainly clever," said Jack, greatly pleased at finding so simple a way out of the difficulty. THAT IS CERTAINLY CLEVER SAID JACK GREATLY PLEASED AT FINDING SO SIMPLE A WAY OUT OF THE DIFFICULTY
 do you happen to be alive?” “I beg your Majesty’s pardon,” returned the Pumpkinhead; “but I do not understand you.” “What don’t you understand?” asked the Scarecrow. “Why, I don’t understand your language. You see, I came from the Country of the Gillikins, so that I am a foreigner.” “Ah, to be sure!” exclaimed the Scarecrow. “I myself speak the language of the Munchkins, which is also the language of the Emerald City. But you, I suppose, speak the language of the Pumpkinheads?” “Exactly so, your Majesty” replied the other, bowing; “so it will be impossible for us to understand one another.” “That is unfortunate, certainly,” said the Scarecrow, thoughtfully. “We must have an interpreter.” “What is an interpreter?” asked Jack. “A person who understands both my language and your own. When I say anything, the interpreter can tell you what I mean; and when you say anything the interpreter can tell me what _you_ mean. For the interpreter can speak both languages as well as understand them.” 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 WHAT DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND ASKED THE SCARECROW WHY I DON'T UNDERSTAND YOUR LANGUAGE YOU SEE I CAME FROM THE COUNTRY OF THE GILICANS SO THAT I AM A FOREIGNER AH TO BE SURE EXCLAIMED THE SCARECROW I MYSELF SPEAK THE LANGUAGE OF THE MUNCHKINS WHICH IS ALSO THE LANGUAGE OF THE EMERALD CITY BUT YOU I SUPPOSE SPEAK THE LANGUAGE OF THE PUMPKINHEADS EXACTLY SO YOUR MAJESTY REPLIED THE OTHER BOWING SO IT WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR US TO UNDERSTAND ONE ANOTHER THAT IS UNFORTUNATE CERTAINLY SAID THE SCARECROW THOUGHTFULLY WE MUST HAVE AN INTERPRETER WHAT IS AN INTERPRETER ASKED JACK A PERSON WHO UNDERSTANDS BOTH MY LANGUAGE AND YOUR OWN WHEN I SAY ANYTHING THE INTERPRETER CAN TELL YOU WHAT I MEAN AND WHEN YOU SAY ANYTHING THE INTERPRETER CAN TELL ME WHAT YOU MEAN FOR THE INTERPRETER CAN SPEAK BOTH LANGUAGES AS WELL AS UNDERSTAND THEM
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