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"You seem hastily made," remarked the Scarecrow, watching Jack's efforts to straighten himself. "Not more so than your Majesty," was the frank reply. "There is this difference between us," said the Scarecrow, "that whereas I will bend, but not break, you will break, but not bend." YOU SEEM HASTILY MADE REMARKED THE SCARECROW WATCHING JACK'S EFFORT TO STRAIGHTEN HIMSELF NOT MORE SO THAN YOUR MAJESTY WAS THE FRANK REPLY THERE IS THIS DIFFERENCE BETWEEN US SAID THE SCARECROW THAT WHEREAS I WILL BEND BUT NOT BREAK HE WILL BREAK BUT NOT BEND
fficulty. So the Scarecrow commanded the Soldier with the Green Whiskers to search among his people until he found one who understood the language of the Gillikins as well as the language of the Emerald City, and to bring that person to him at once. When the Soldier had departed the Scarecrow said: “Won’t you take a chair while we are waiting?” [Illustration: image090] “Your Majesty forgets that I cannot understand you,” replied the Pumpkinhead. “If you wish me to sit down you must make a sign for me to do so.” The Scarecrow came down from his throne and rolled an armchair to a position behind the Pumpkinhead. Then he gave Jack a sudden push that sent him sprawling upon the cushions in so awkward a fashion that he doubled up like a jackknife, and had hard work to untangle himself. “Did you understand that sign?” asked His Majesty, politely. “Perfectly,” declared Jack, reaching up his arms to turn his head to the front, the pumpkin having twisted around upon the stick that supported it. TLY PLEASED AT FINDING SO SIMPLE A WAY OUT OF THE DIFFICULTY SO THE SCARECROW COMMANDED THE SOLDIER WITH THE GREEN WHISKERS TO SEARCH AMONG HIS PEOPLE UNTIL HE FOUND ONE WHO UNDERSTOOD THE LANGUAGE OF THE GILICANS AS WELL AS THE LANGUAGE OF THE EMERALD CITY AND TO BRING THAT PERSON TO HIM AT ONCE WHEN THE SOLDIER HAD DEPARTED THE SCARECROW SAID WON'T YOU TAKE A CHAIR WHILE WE'RE WAITING YOUR MAJESTY FORGETS THAT I CANNOT UNDERSTAND YOU REPLIED THE PUMPKINHEAD IF YOU WISH ME TO SIT DOWN YOU MUST MAKE A SIGN FOR ME TO DO SO THE SCARECROW CAME DOWN FROM HIS THRONE AND ROLLED AN ARMCHAIR TO A POSITION BEHIND THE PUMPKIN HEAD THEN HE GAVE JACK A SUDDEN PUSH THAT SENT HIM SPRAWLING UPON THE CUSHIONS IN SO AWKWARD A FASHION THAT HE DOUBLED UP LIKE A JACK KNIFE AND HAD HARD WORK TO UNTANGLE HIMSELF DID YOU UNDERSTAND THAT SIGN ASKED HIS MAJESTIES POLITELY PERFECTLY DECLARED JACK REACHING UP HIS ARMS TO TURN HIS HEAD TO THE FRONT THE PUMPKIN HAVING TWISTED ROUND UPON THE STICK THAT SUPPORTED IT
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