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"Yes, if you have money," returned the ferryman, whose face looked cross and disagreeable. "But I have no money," said Tip. "None at all?" inquired the man. "None at all," answered the boy. "Then I'll not break my back rowing you over," said the ferryman, decidedly. YES IF YOU HAVE MONEY RETURNED THE FERRYMAN WHOSE FACE LOOKED CROSS AND DISAGREEABLE BUT I HAVE NO MONEY NONE AT ALL INQUIRED THE MAN NONE AT ALL ANSWERED THE BOY THEN I'LL NOT BREAK MY BACK ROLL YOU OVER SAID THE FERRYMAN DECIDEDLY
d by the Pumpkinhead. He rubbed the sleep from his eyes, bathed in a little brook, and then ate a portion of his bread and cheese. Having thus prepared for a new day the boy said: “Let us start at once. Nine miles is quite a distance, but we ought to reach the Emerald City by noon if no accidents happen.” So the Pumpkinhead was again perched upon the back of the Saw-Horse and the journey was resumed. Tip noticed that the purple tint of the grass and trees had now faded to a dull lavender, and before long this lavender appeared to take on a greenish tinge that gradually brightened as they drew nearer to the great City where the Scarecrow ruled. The little party had traveled but a short two miles upon their way when the road of yellow brick was parted by a broad and swift river. Tip was puzzled how to cross over; but after a time he discovered a man in a ferry-boat approaching from the other side of the stream. When the man reached the bank Tip asked: “Will you row us to the other side?” REAK TIP WAS AWAKENED BY THE PUMPKINHEAD HE RUBBED THE SLEEP FROM HIS EYES BATHED IN A LITTLE BROOK AND THEN ATE A PORTION OF HIS BREAD AND CHEESE HAVING THUS PREPARED FOR A NEW DAY THE BOY SAID LET US START AT ONCE NINE MILES IS QUITE A DISTANCE BUT WE OUGHT TO REACH THE EMERALD CITY BY NOON IF NO ACCIDENTS HAPPEN SO THE PUMPKINHEAD WAS AGAIN PERCHED UPON THE BACK OF THE SAW HORSE AND THE JOURNEY WAS RESUMED TIP NOTICED THAT THE PURPLE TINT OF THE GRASS AND TREES HAD NOW FADED TO A DULL LAVENDER AND BEFORE LONG THIS LAVENDER APPEARED TO TAKE ON A GREENISH TINGE THAT GRADUALLY BRIGHTENED AS THEY DREW NEARER TO THE GREAT CITY WHERE THE SCARECROW RULED THE LITTLE PARTY HAD TRAVELLED BUT A SHORT TWO MILES UPON THEIR WAY WHEN THE ROAD OF YELLOW BRICK WAS PARTED BY A BROAD AND SWIFT RIVER TIP WAS PUZZLED HOW TO CROSS OVER BUT AFTER A TIME HE DISCOVERED A MAN IN A FERRYBOAT APPROACHING FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREAM WHEN THE MAN REACHED THE BANK TIP ASKED WILL YOU ROW US TO THE OTHER SIDE
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