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Again there was a period of silence a silence so long and gloomy that when Mombi finally lifted the kettle from the fire it was close to midnight. AGAIN THERE WAS A PERIOD OF SILENCE A SILENCE SO LONG AND GLOOMY THAT WHEN MOMBY FINALLY LIFTED THE KETTLE FROM THE FIRE IT WAS CLOSE TO MIDNIGHT
s forehead with his sleeve. “I don’t want to be a marble statue!” he protested. [Illustration: image037] “That doesn’t matter I want you to be one,” said the old woman, looking at him severely. “What use’ll I be then?” asked Tip. “There won’t be any one to work for you.” “I’ll make the Pumpkinhead work for me,” said Mombi. Again Tip groaned. “Why don’t you change me into a goat, or a chicken?” he asked, anxiously. “You can’t do anything with a marble statue.” “Oh, yes, I can,” returned Mombi. “I’m going to plant a flower garden, next Spring, and I’ll put you in the middle of it, for an ornament. I wonder I haven’t thought of that before; you’ve been a bother to me for years.” At this terrible speech Tip felt the beads of perspiration starting all over his body, but he sat still and shivered and looked anxiously at the kettle. “Perhaps it won’t work,” he mutttered, in a voice that sounded weak and discouraged. “Oh, I think it will,” answered Mombi, cheerfully. “I seldom make a mistake.” ANGE OR TRANSFORM YOU INTO A MARBLE STATUE TIP GROANED AND WIPED PERSPIRATION FROM HIS FOREHEAD WITH HIS SLEEVE I DON'T WANT TO BE A MARBLE STATUE HE PROTESTED THAT DOESN'T MATTER I WANT YOU TO BE ONE SAID THE OLD WOMAN LOOKING AT HIM SEVERELY WHAT USE WILL I BE THEN ASKED TIP THERE WON'T BE ANY ONE TO WORK FOR YOU I'LL MAKE THE PUMPKINHEAD WORK FOR ME SAID MOMBY AGAIN TIP GROANED WHY DON'T YOU CHANGE ME INTO A GOAT OR A CHICKEN HE ASKED ANXIOUSLY YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITH A MARBLE STATUE OH YES I CAN RETURNED MOMBY I'M GOING TO PLANT A FLOWER GARDEN NEXT SPRING AND I'LL PUT YOU IN THE MIDDLE OF IT FOR AN ORNAMENT I WONDER I HAVEN'T THOUGHT OF THAT BEFORE YOU'VE BEEN A BOTHER TO ME FOR YEARS AT THIS TERRIBLE SPEECH TIP FELT THE BEADS OF PERSPIRATION STARTING ALL OVER HIS BODY BUT HE SAT STILL AND SHIVERED AND LOOKED ANXIOUSLY AT THE KETTLE PERHAPS IT WON'T WORK HE MUTTERED IN A VOICE THAT SOUNDED WEAK AND DISCOURAGED OH I THINK IT WILL ANSWERED MOMBY CHEERFULLY I SELDOM MAKE A MISTAKE
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