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"No, indeed!" was the reply. "But tell me, how came your Majesty here? and who are your companions?" The Scarecrow, with great politeness, introduced Tip and Jack Pumpkinhead, and the latter personage seemed to interest the Tin Woodman greatly. NO INDEED WAS THE REPLY BUT TELL ME HOW CAME YOUR MAJESTY HERE AND WHO ARE YOUR COMPANIONS THE SCARECROW WITH GREAT POLITENESS INTRODUCED TIP AND JACK PUMPKINHEAD AND THE LATTER PERSONAGE SEEMED TO INTEREST THE TIN WOODMAN GREATLY
“Well! well! well! What a great surprise!” And then the door burst open and Nick Chopper rushed into their midst and caught the Scarecrow in a close and loving embrace that creased him into many folds and wrinkles. [Illustration: image141] “My dear old friend! My noble comrade!” cried the Tin Woodman, joyfully. “how delighted! I am to meet you once again.” And then he released the Scarecrow and held him at arms’ length while he surveyed the beloved, painted features. But, alas! the face of the Scarecrow and many portions of his body bore great blotches of putz-pomade; for the Tin Woodman, in his eagerness to welcome his friend, had quite forgotten the condition of his toilet and had rubbed the thick coating of paste from his own body to that of his comrade. “Dear me!” said the Scarecrow dolefully. “What a mess I’m in!” “Never mind, my friend,” returned the Tin Woodman, “I’ll send you to my Imperial Laundry, and you’ll come out as good as new.” “Won’t I be mangled?” asked the Scarecrow. IN SILENT ADMIRATION THEY SUDDENLY HEARD A LOUD VOICE IN THE NEXT ROOM EXCLAIM WELL WELL WHAT A SURPRISE AND THEN THE DOOR BURST OPEN AND NICK CHOPPER RUSHED INTO THEIR MIDST AND CAUGHT THE SCARECROW IN A CLOSE AND LOVING EMBRACE THAT CREASED HIM INTO MANY FOLDS AND WRINKLES MY DEAR OLD FRIEND MY NOBLE COMPANION CRIED THE TIN WOODMAN JOYFULLY HOW DELIGHTED I AM TO MEET YOU ONCE AGAIN AND THEN HE RELEASED THE SCARECROW AND HELD HIM AT ARM'S LENGTH WHILE HE SURVEYED THE BELOVED PAINTED FEATURES BUT ALAS THE FACE OF THE SCARECROW AND MANY PORTIONS OF HIS BODY BORE GREAT BLOTCHES OF PUTZ POMADE FOR THE TIN WOODMAN IN HIS EAGERNESS TO WELCOME HIS FRIEND HAD QUITE FORGOTTEN THE CONDITION OF HIS TOILET AND HAD RUBBED THE THICK COATING OF PASTE FROM HIS OWN BODY TO THAT OF HIS COMRADE DEAR ME SAID THE SCARECROW DOLEFULLY WHAT A MESS I'M IN NEVER MIND MY FRIEND RETURNED THE TIN WOODMAN I'LL SEND YOU TO MY IMPERIAL LAUNDRY AND YOU'LL COME OUT AS GOOD AS NEW WON'T I BE MANGLED ASKED THE SCARECROW
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