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"I've been wondering that myself," returned the Gump quietly. "You see, this is a new experience to me. I used to have legs that carried me swiftly over the ground. But now my legs feel as if they were asleep." "They are," said Tip. "We didn't bring 'em to life." I'VE BEEN WONDERING THAT MYSELF RETURNED THE GUM QUIETLY YOU SEE THIS IS A NEW EXPERIENCE TO ME I USED TO HAVE LEGS THAT CARRIED ME SWIFTLY OVER THE GROUND BUT NOW MY LEGS FEEL AS IF THEY WERE ASLEEP THEY ARE SAID TIP WE DIDN'T BRING THEM TO LIFE
d.” “Are we all ready?” asked the boy. “Yes,” announced the Tin Woodman, seating himself beside the Scarecrow. “Then,” said Tip, addressing the Gump, “be kind enough to fly with us to the Southward; and do not go higher than to escape the houses and trees, for it makes me dizzy to be up so far.” “All right,” answered the Gump, briefly. It flopped its four huge wings and rose slowly into the air; and then, while our little band of adventurers clung to the backs and sides of the sofas for support, the Gump turned toward the South and soared swiftly and majestically away. [Illustration: image229] “The scenic effect, from this altitude, is marvelous,” commented the educated Woggle-Bug, as they rode along. “Never mind the scenery,” said the Scarecrow. “Hold on tight, or you may get a tumble. The Thing seems to rock badly.” “It will be dark soon,” said Tip, observing that the sun was low on the horizon. “Perhaps we should have waited until morning. I wonder if the Gump can fly in the night.” OF THE CUSHIONED SEATS I KNOW GLENDA GOOD AND BELIEVE SHE WILL PROVE A FRIEND INDEED ARE WE ALL READY ASKED THE BOY YES ANNOUNCED THE TIN WOODMAN SEATING HIMSELF BESIDE THE SCARECROW THEN SAID TIP ADDRESSING THE GUMP BE KIND ENOUGH TO FLY WITH US TO THE SOUTHWARD AND DO NOT GO FIER THAN TO ESCAPE THE HOUSES AND TREES FOR IT MAKES ME DIZZY TO GO UP SO FAR ALL RIGHT ANSWERED THE GUMP BRIEFLY IT FLOPPED ITS FOUR HUGE WINGS AND ROSE SLOWLY INTO THE AIR AND THEN WHILE OUR LITTLE BAND OF ADVENTURERS CLUNG TO THE BACKS AND SIDES OF THE SOFAS FOR SUPPORT THE GUMP TURNED TOWARD THE SOUTH AND SOARED SWIFTLY AND MAJESTICALLY AWAY THE SCENIC EFFECT IN THIS ALTITUDE IS MARVELLOUS COMMENTED THE EDUCATED WOGGLE BUG AS THEY RODE ALONG NEVER MIND THE SCENERY SAID THE SCARECROW HOLD ON TIGHT OR YOU MAY GET A TUMBLE THE THING SEEMS TO ROCK BADLY IT WILL BE DARK SOON SAID TIP OBSERVING THAT THE SUN WAS LOW ON THE HORIZON PERHAPS WE SHOULD HAVE WAITED UNTIL MORNING I WONDER IF THE GUMP CAN FLY IN THE NIGHT
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