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However, the Pumpkinhead and the Saw Horse, knowing nothing of wealth and beauty, paid little attention to the wonderful sights they saw through their green spectacles. They calmly followed after the green soldier and scarcely noticed the crowds of green people who stared at them in surprise. HOWEVER THE PUMPKINHEAD AND THE SAW HORSE KNOWING NOTHING OF WEALTH AND BEAUTY PAID LITTLE ATTENTION TO THE WONDERFUL SIGHTS THEY SAW THROUGH THEIR GREEN SPECTACLES THEY CALMLY FOLLOWED AFTER THE GREEN SOLDIER AND SCARCELY NOTICED THE CROWDS OF GREEN PEOPLE WHO STARED AT THEM IN SURPRISE
will really cover those eyes up,” said the little man, with a sigh; “and your head is so big that I shall be obliged to tie the spectacles on.” “But why need I wear spectacles?” asked Jack. [Illustration: image081] “It’s the fashion here,” said the Soldier, “and they will keep you from being blinded by the glitter and glare of the gorgeous Emerald City.” “Oh!” exclaimed Jack. “Tie them on, by all means. I don’t wish to be blinded.” “Nor I!” broke in the Saw-Horse; so a pair of green spectacles was quickly fastened over the bulging knots that served it for eyes. Then the Soldier with the Green Whiskers led them through the inner gate and they at once found themselves in the main street of the magnificent Emerald City. Sparkling green gems ornamented the fronts of the beautiful houses and the towers and turrets were all faced with emeralds. Even the green marble pavement glittered with precious stones, and it was indeed a grand and marvelous sight to one who beheld it for the first time. A PAIR TO JACK'S GREAT ROUND EYES I HAVEN'T A PAIR AND STOCK THAT WILL REALLY COVER THOSE EYES UP SAID THE LITTLE MAN WITH A SIGH AND YOUR HEAD IS SO BIG THAT I SHALL BE OBLIGED TO TIE THE SPECTACLES ON BUT WHY NEED I WEAR SPECTACLES ASKED JACK IT'S A FASHION HERE SAID THE SOLDIER AND THEY'LL KEEP YOU FROM BEING BLINDED BY THE GLITTER AND THE GLARE OF THE GORGEOUS EMERALD CITY OH EXCLAIMED JACK TIE THEM ON BY ALL MEANS I DON'T WISH TO BE BLINDED NOR I BROKE IN THE SAW HORSE SO A PAIR OF GREEN SPECTACLES WAS QUICKLY FASTENED OVER THE BULGY KNOTS THAT SERVED IT FOR EYES THEN THE SOLDIER WITH GREEN WHISKERS LED THEM THROUGH THE INNER GATE AND THEY AT ONCE FOUND THEMSELVES IN THE MAIN STREET OF THE MAGNIFICENT EMERALD CITY SPARKLING GREEN GEMS ORNAMENTED THE FRONTS OF THE BEAUTIFUL HOUSES AND THE TOWERS AND TURRETS WERE ALL FACED WITH EMERALDS EVEN THE GREEN MARBLE PAVEMENT GLITTERED WITH PRECIOUS STONES AND IT WAS INDEED A GRAND AND MARVELLOUS SIGHT TO ONE WHO BEHELD IT FOR THE FIRST TIME
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