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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. 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
rtunate, certainly,” said the Scarecrow, thoughtfully. “We must have an interpreter.” “What is an interpreter?” asked Jack. “A person who understands both my language and your own. When I say anything, the interpreter can tell you what I mean; and when you say anything the interpreter can tell me what _you_ mean. For the interpreter can speak both languages as well as understand them.” “That is certainly clever,” said Jack, greatly 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 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.” T WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR US TO UNDERSTAND ONE ANOTHER THAT IS UNFORTUNATE CERTAINLY SAID THE SCARECROW THOUGHTFULLY WE MUST HAVE AN INTERPRETER WHAT IS AN INTERPRETER ASKED JACK A PERSON WHO UNDERSTANDS BOTH MY LANGUAGE AND YOUR OWN WHEN I SAY ANYTHING THE INTERPRETER CAN TELL YOU WHAT I MEAN AND WHEN YOU SAY ANYTHING THE INTERPRETER CAN TELL ME WHAT YOU MEAN FOR THE INTERPRETER CAN SPEAK BOTH LANGUAGES AS WELL AS UNDERSTAND THEM THAT IS CERTAINLY CLEVER SAID JACK GREATLY 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
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