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"My name is Jack Pumpkinhead," returned the other, smilingly; "but as to my business, I haven't the least idea in the world what it is." The Guardian of the Gates looked surprised, and shook his head as if dissatisfied with the reply. "What are you, a man or a pumpkin?" he asked, politely. MY NAME IS JACK PUMPKINHEAD RETURNED THE OTHER SMILINGLY BUT AS TO MY BUSINESS I HAVEN'T THE LEAST IDEA IN THE WORLD WHAT IT IS THE GUARDIAN OF THE GATE LOOKED SURPRISED AND SHOOK HIS HEAD AS IF DISSATISFIED WITH THE REPLY WHAT ARE YOU A MAN OR A BUMPKIN HE ASKED POLITELY
now enough to stop and so might smash them both against this wall, Jack ventured to cry “Whoa!” as loud as he could. So suddenly did the horse obey that had it not been for his post Jack would have been pitched off head foremost, and his beautiful face ruined. “That was a fast ride, dear father!” he exclaimed; and then, hearing no reply, he turned around and discovered for the first time that Tip was not there. This apparent desertion puzzled the Pumpkinhead, and made him uneasy. And while he was wondering what had become of the boy, and what he ought to do next under such trying circumstances, the gateway in the green wall opened and a man came out. This man was short and round, with a fat face that seemed remarkably good-natured. He was clothed all in green and wore a high, peaked green hat upon his head and green spectacles over his eyes. Bowing before the Pumpkinhead he said: “I am the Guardian of the Gates of the Emerald City. May I inquire who you are, and what is your business?” ARING THE SAW HORSE WOULD NOT KNOW ENOUGH TO STOP AND SO MIGHT SMASH THEM BOTH AGAINST THE WALL JACK VENTURED THE CRY WOA AS LOUD AS HE COULD SO SUDDENLY DID THE HORSE OBEY THAT HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR HIS POST JACK WOULD HAVE BEEN PITCHED OFF HEAD FOREMOST AND HIS BEAUTIFUL FACE RUINED THAT WAS A FAST RIDE DEAR FATHER HE EXCLAIMED AND THEN HEARING NO REPLY HE TURNED AROUND AND DISCOVERED FOR THE FIRST TIME THAT TIP WAS NOT THERE THIS APPARENT DESERTION PUZZLED THE PUMPKINHEAD AND MADE HIM UNEASY AND WHILE HE WAS WONDERING WHAT HAD BECOME OF THE BOY AND WHAT HE OUGHT TO DO NEXT UNDER SUCH TRYING CIRCUMSTANCES THE GATEWAY IN THE GREEN WALL OPENED AND A MAN CAME OUT THIS MAN WAS SHORT AND ROUND WITH A FAT FACE THAT SEEMED REMARKABLY GOOD NATURED HE WAS CLOTHED ALL IN GREEN AND WORE A HIGH PEAKED GREEN HAT UPON HIS HEAD AND GREEN SPECTACLES OVER HIS EYES BOWING BEFORE THE PUMPKINHEAD HE SAID I AM THE GUARDIAN OF THE GATES OF THE EMERALD CITY MAY I INQUIRE WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT IS YOUR BUSINESS
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