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"Nor do they, in their natural state," returned the stranger. "But in the course of my wanderings I had the good fortune to save the ninth life of a tailor—tailors having, like cats, nine lives, as you probably know. NOR DO THEY IN THEIR NATURAL STATE RETURNED THE STRANGER BUT IN THE COURSE OF MY WANDERINGS I HAD THE GOOD FORTUNE TO SAVE THE NINTH LIFE OF A TAILOR TAILORS HAVING LIKE CATS NINE LIVES AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW
as I pleased. “It immediately occurred to me that this was a good opportunity to escape. I was proud of my great size, and realized that now I could safely travel anywhere in the world, while my superior culture would make me a fit associate for the most learned person I might chance to meet. “So, while the Professor picked the little girls—who were more frightened than hurt—off the ground, and the pupils clustered around him closely grouped, I calmly walked out of the school-house, turned a corner, and escaped unnoticed to a grove of trees that stood near” “Wonderful!” exclaimed the Pumpkinhead, admiringly. “It was, indeed,” agreed the Woggle-Bug. “I have never ceased to congratulate myself for escaping while I was Highly Magnified; for even my excessive knowledge would have proved of little use to me had I remained a tiny, insignificant insect.” [Illustration: image171] “I didn’t know before,” said Tip, looking at the Woggle-Bug with a puzzled expression, “that insects wore clothes.” E SCHOOL ROOM STILL IN A HIGHLY MAGNIFIED STATE AND FREE TO DO AS I PLEASED IT IMMEDIATELY OCCURRED TO ME THAT THIS WAS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO ESCAPE I WAS PROUD OF MY GREAT SIZE AND REALIZED THAT NOW I COULD SAFELY TRAVEL ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD WHILE MY SUPERIOR CULTURE WOULD MAKE ME A FIT ASSOCIATE FOR THE MOST LEARNED PERSON I MIGHT CHANCE TO MEET SO WHILE THE PROFESSOR PICKED THE LITTLE GIRLS WHO WERE MORE FRIGHTENED THAN HURT OFF THE GROUND AND THE PUPILS CLUSTERED ROUND HIM CLOSELY GROUPED I CALMLY WALKED OUT OF THE SCHOOLHOUSE TURNED A CORNER AND ESCAPED UNNOTICED TO A GROVE OF TREES THAT STOOD NEAR WONDERFUL EXCLAIMED THE PUMPKINHEAD ADMIRINGLY IT WAS INDEED AGREED THE WOGGLE BUG I HAVE NEVER CEASED TO CONGRATULATE MYSELF FOR ESCAPING WHILE I WAS HIGHLY MAGNIFIED FOR EVEN MY EXCESSIVE KNOWLEDGE WOULD HAVE PROVED OF LITTLE USE TO ME HAD I REMAINED A TINY INSIGNIFICANT INSECT I DIDN'T KNOW BEFORE SAID TIP LOOKING AT THE WOGGLE BUG WITH A PUZZLED EXPRESSION THAT INSECTS WORE CLOTHES
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