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"At present, yes;" replied the Pumpkinhead, with a sigh; "but I am in constant terror of the day when I shall spoil." AT PRESENT YES REPLIED THE PUMPKINHEAD WITH A SIGH BUT I AM IN CONSTANT TERROR OF THE DAY WHEN I SHALL SPOIL
ody bore great blotches of putz-pomade; for the Tin Woodman, in his eagerness to welcome his friend, had quite forgotten the condition of his toilet and had rubbed the thick coating of paste from his own body to that of his comrade. “Dear me!” said the Scarecrow dolefully. “What a mess I’m in!” “Never mind, my friend,” returned the Tin Woodman, “I’ll send you to my Imperial Laundry, and you’ll come out as good as new.” “Won’t I be mangled?” asked the Scarecrow. “No, indeed!” was the reply. “But tell me, how came your Majesty here? and who are your companions?” The Scarecrow, with great politeness, introduced Tip and Jack Pumpkinhead, and the latter personage seemed to interest the Tin Woodman greatly. “You are not very substantial, I must admit,” said the Emperor. “but you are certainly unusual, and therefore worthy to become a member of our select society.” [Illustration: image143] “I thank your Majesty,” said Jack, humbly. “I hope you are enjoying good health?” continued the Woodman. ED PAINTED FEATURES BUT ALAS THE FACE OF THE SCARECROW AND MANY PORTIONS OF HIS BODY BORE GREAT BLOTCHES OF PUTZ POMADE FOR THE TIN WOODMAN IN HIS EAGERNESS TO WELCOME HIS FRIEND HAD QUITE FORGOTTEN THE CONDITION OF HIS TOILET AND HAD RUBBED THE THICK COATING OF PASTE FROM HIS OWN BODY TO THAT OF HIS COMRADE DEAR ME SAID THE SCARECROW DOLEFULLY WHAT A MESS I'M IN NEVER MIND MY FRIEND RETURNED THE TIN WOODMAN I'LL SEND YOU TO MY IMPERIAL LAUNDRY AND YOU'LL COME OUT AS GOOD AS NEW WON'T I BE MANGLED ASKED THE SCARECROW NO INDEED WAS THE REPLY BUT TELL ME HOW CAME YOUR MAJESTY HERE AND WHO ARE YOUR COMPANIONS THE SCARECROW WITH GREAT POLITENESS INTRODUCED TIP AND JACK PUMPKINHEAD AND THE LATTER PERSONAGE SEEMED TO INTEREST THE TIN WOODMAN GREATLY YOU ARE NOT VERY SUBSTANTIAL I MUST ADMIT SAID THE EMPEROR BUT YOU ARE CERTAINLY UNUSUAL AND THEREFORE WORTHY TO BECOME A MEMBER OF OUR SELECT SOCIETY I THINK YOUR MAJESTY SAID JACK HUMBLY I HOPE YOU ARE ENJOYING GOOD HEALTH CONTINUED THE WOODMAN
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