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There seemed to be no need of any further introduction. "I've got a cut on my thumb," said he. THERE SEEMED TO BE NO NEED OF ANY FURTHER INTRODUCTION I'VE GOT A CUT ON MY THUMB SAID HE
his was intensely thrilling. People’s heads came off and flew all over the stage, and skeletons danced bone by bone, while Mr. Pepper himself, beyond question a man of the worst, waved his arms and flapped a long gown, and in a deep bass voice (Georgie had never heard a man sing before) told of his sorrows unspeakable. Some grown-up or other tried to explain that the illusion was made with mirrors, and that there was no need to be frightened. Georgie did not know what illusions were, but he did know that a mirror was the looking-glass with the ivory handle on his mother’s dressing-table. Therefore the “grown-up” was “just saying things” after the distressing custom of “grown-ups,” and Georgie cast about for amusement between scenes. Next to him sat a little girl dressed all in black, her hair combed off her forehead exactly like the girl in the book called “Alice in Wonderland,” which had been given him on his last birthday. The little girl looked at Georgie, and Georgie looked at her.  CALLED PEPPER'S GHOST THIS WAS INTENSELY THRILLING PEOPLE'S HEADS CAME OFF AND FLEW ALL ROUND THE STAGE AND SKELETONS DANCED BONE BY BONE WHILE MISTER PEPPER HIMSELF BEYOND QUESTION A MAN OF THE WORST WAVED HIS ARMS AND FLAPPED A LONG GOWN AND IN A DEEP BASS VOICE GEORGIE HAD NEVER HEARD A MAN SING BEFORE TOLD OF HIS SORROWS UNSPEAKABLE SOME GROWN UP OR OTHER TRIED TO EXPLAIN THAT THE ILLUSION WAS MADE WITH MIRRORS AND THAT THERE WAS NO NEED TO BE FRIGHTENED GEORGIE DID NOT KNOW WHAT ILLUSIONS WERE BUT HE DID KNOW THAT A MIRROR WAS THE LOOKING GLASS WITH THE IVORY HANDLE ON HIS MOTHER'S DRESSING TABLE THEREFORE THE GROWN UP WAS JUST SAYING THINGS AFTER THE DISTRESSING CUSTOM OF GROWN UPS AND GEORGIE CAST ABOUT FOR AMUSEMENT BETWEEN SCENES NEXT TO HIM SAT A LITTLE GIRL DRESSED ALL IN BLACK HER HAIR COMBED OFF HER FOREHEAD EXACTLY LIKE THE GIRL IN THE BOOK CALLED ALICE IN WONDERLAND WHICH HAD BEEN GIVEN HIM ON HIS LAST BIRTHDAY THE LITTLE GIRL LOOKED AT GEORGIE AND GEORGIE LOOKED AT HER
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