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At first he was generally disappointed; but the next moment he became curious to know what Mombi was going to do. So he hid behind a hedge, where he could see without being seen, and prepared to watch. AT FIRST HE WAS GENERALLY DISAPPOINTED BUT THE NEXT MOMENT HE BECAME CURIOUS TO KNOW WHAT MOMBY WAS GOING TO DO SO HE HID BEHIND A HEDGE THERE HE COULD SEE WITHOUT BEING SEEN AND PREPARED TO WATCH
g 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. “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.” So she set down her basket and began fumbling in it for one of the precious powders she had obtained. While Mombi was thus occupied Tip strolled back, with his pockets full of nuts, and discovered the old woman standing beside his man and apparently not the least bit frightened by it. 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 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 SO SHE SET DOWN HER BASKET AND BEGAN FUMBLING IN IT FOR ONE OF THE PRECIOUS POWDERS SHE HAD OBTAINED WHILE MUMBY WAS THUS OCCUPIED TIP STROLLED BACK WITH HIS POCKETS FULL OF NUTS AND DISCOVERED THE OLD WOMAN STANDING BESIDE HIS MAN AND APPARENTLY NOT THE LEAST BIT FRIGHTENED BY IT
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