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"Why, here is a good chance to try my new powder!" said she, eagerly. "And then I can tell whether that crooked wizard has fairly traded secrets, or whether he has fooled me as wickedly as I fooled him." WHYRE IS A GOOD CHANCE TO TRY MY NEW POWDER SAID SHE EAGERLY AND THEN I CAN TELL WHETHER THE CROOKED WIZARD HAS FAIRLY TRADED SECRETS OR WHETHER HE HAS FOOLED ME AS WICKEDLY AS I FOOLED HIM
onely cave in the mountains, and had traded several important secrets of magic with him. Having in this way secured three new recipes, four magical powders and a selection of herbs of wonderful power and potency, she hobbled home as fast as she could, in order to test her new sorceries. So intent was Mombi on the treasures she had gained that when she turned the bend in the road and caught a glimpse of the man, she merely nodded and said: “Good evening, sir.” But, a moment after, noting that the person did not move or reply, she cast a shrewd glance into his face and discovered his pumpkin head elaborately carved by Tip’s jack-knife. “Heh!” ejaculated Mombi, giving a sort of grunt; “that rascally boy has been playing tricks again! Very good! ve—ry _good!_ I’ll beat him black-and-blue for trying to scare me in this fashion!” Angrily she raised her stick to smash in the grinning pumpkin head of the dummy; but a sudden thought made her pause, the uplifted stick left motionless in the air. MET A CROOKED WIZARD WHO RESIDED IN A LONELY CAVE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND HAD TRADED SEVERAL IMPORTANT SECRETS OF MAGIC WITH HIM HAVING IN THIS WAY SECURED THREE RECIPES FOUR MAGICAL POWDERS AND A SELECTION OF HERBS OF WONDERFUL POWER AND POTENCY SHE HOBBLED HOME AS FAST AS SHE COULD IN ORDER TO TEST HER NEW SORCERIES SO INTENT WAS MOM BEYOND THE TREASURES SHE HAD GAINED THAT WHEN SHE TURNED THE BEND IN THE ROAD AND CAUGHT A GLIMPSE OF THE MAN SHE MERELY NODDED AND SAID GOOD EVENING SIR BUT A MOMENT AFTER NOTING THAT THE PERSON DID NOT MOVE A REPLY SHE CAST A SHREWD GLANCE INTO HIS FACE AND DISCOVERED HIS PUMPKIN HEAD ELABORATELY CARVED BY TIP'S JACKKNIFE WHEW EJACULATED MOMBY GIVING A SORT OF GRUNT THAT RASCALLY BOY'S BEEN PLAYING TRICKS AGAIN VERY GOOD VERY GOOD I'LL BEAT HIM BLACK AND BLUE FOR TRYING TO SCARE ME IN THIS FASHION ANGRILY SHE RAISED HER STICK TO SMASH IN THE GRINNING PUMPKINHEAD OF THE DUMMY BUT A SUDDEN THOUGHT MADE HER PAUSE THE UPLIFTED STICK LEFT MOTIONLESS IN THE AIR
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