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She did this in the same way one would pepper a baked potato, and the powder sifted down from Jack's head and scattered over the red shirt and pink waistcoat and purple trousers Tip had dressed him in, and a portion even fell upon the patched and worn shoes. SHE DID THIS IN THE SAME WAY ONE WOULD PEPPER A BAKED POTATO AND THE POWDER SIFTED DOWN FROM JACK'S HEAD AND SCATTERED OVER THE RED SHIRT AND PINK WAISTCOAT AND PURPLE TROUSERS TIP ADDRESSED HIM IN AND A PORTION EVEN FELL ON THE PATCHED AND WORN SHOES
t down her basket and began fumbling in it for one of the precious powders she had obtained. While Mombi was thus occupied Tip strolled back, with his pockets full of nuts, and discovered the old woman standing beside his man and apparently not the least bit frightened by it. At first he was generally disappointed; but the next moment he became curious to know what Mombi was going to do. So he hid behind a hedge, where he could see without being seen, and prepared to watch. After some search the woman drew from her basket an old pepper-box, upon the faded label of which the wizard had written with a lead-pencil: “Powder of Life.” “Ah—here it is!” she cried, joyfully. “And now let us see if it is potent. The stingy wizard didn’t give me much of it, but I guess there’s enough for two or three doses.” [Illustration: image029] Tip was much surprised when he overheard this speech. Then he saw old Mombi raise her arm and sprinkle the powder from the box over the pumpkin head of his man Jack. HAS FOOLED ME AS WICKEDLY AS I FOOLED HIM SO SHE SET DOWN HER BASKET AND BEGAN FUMBLING IN IT FOR ONE OF THE PRECIOUS POWDERS SHE HAD OBTAINED WHILE MUMBY WAS THUS OCCUPIED TIP STROLLED BACK WITH HIS POCKETS FULL OF NUTS AND DISCOVERED THE OLD WOMAN STANDING BESIDE HIS MAN AND APPARENTLY NOT THE LEAST BIT FRIGHTENED BY IT AT FIRST HE WAS GENERALLY DISAPPOINTED BUT THE NEXT MOMENT HE BECAME CURIOUS TO KNOW WHAT MOMBY WAS GOING TO DO SO HE HID BEHIND A HEDGE THERE HE COULD SEE WITHOUT BEING SEEN AND PREPARED TO WATCH AFTER SOME SEARCH THE WOMAN DREW FROM HER BASKET AN OLD PEPPER BOX UPON THE FADED LABEL OF WHICH THE WIZARD HAD WRITTEN WITH A LEAD PENCIL POWDER OF LIFE AH HERE IT IS SHE CRIED JOYFULLY AND NOW LET US SEE IF IT IS POTENT THE STRINGY WIZARD DIDN'T GIVE ME MUCH OF IT BUT I GUESS THERE'S ENOUGH FOR TWO OR THREE DOSES TIP WAS MUCH SURPRISED WHEN HE OVERHEARD THIS SPEECH THEN HE SAW OLD MOMBY RAISE HER ARM AND SPRINKLE THE POWDER FROM THE BOX OVER THE PUMPKINHEAD OF HIS MAN JACK
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