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"Ah—here it is!" she cried, joyfully. "And now let us see if it is potent. AH HERE IT IS SHE CRIED JOYFULLY AND NOW LET US SEE IF IT IS POTENT
sed her stick to smash in the grinning pumpkin head of the dummy; but a sudden thought made her pause, the uplifted stick left motionless in the air. “Why, here is a good chance to try my new powder!” said she, eagerly. “And then I can tell whether that crooked wizard has fairly traded secrets, or whether he has fooled me as wickedly as I fooled him.” So she set down her basket and began fumbling in it for one of the precious powders she had obtained. While Mombi was thus occupied Tip strolled back, with his pockets full of nuts, and discovered the old woman standing beside his man and apparently not the least bit frightened by it. At first he was generally disappointed; but the next moment he became curious to know what Mombi was going to do. So he hid behind a hedge, where he could see without being seen, and prepared to watch. After some search the woman drew from her basket an old pepper-box, upon the faded label of which the wizard had written with a lead-pencil: “Powder of Life.”  IN THIS FASHION ANGRILY SHE RAISED HER STICK TO SMASH IN THE GRINNING PUMPKINHEAD OF THE DUMMY BUT A SUDDEN THOUGHT MADE HER PAUSE THE UPLIFTED STICK LEFT MOTIONLESS IN THE AIR WHYRE IS A GOOD CHANCE TO TRY MY NEW POWDER SAID SHE EAGERLY AND THEN I CAN TELL WHETHER THE CROOKED WIZARD HAS FAIRLY TRADED SECRETS OR WHETHER HE HAS FOOLED ME AS WICKEDLY AS I FOOLED HIM SO SHE SET DOWN HER BASKET AND BEGAN FUMBLING IN IT FOR ONE OF THE PRECIOUS POWDERS SHE HAD OBTAINED WHILE MUMBY WAS THUS OCCUPIED TIP STROLLED BACK WITH HIS POCKETS FULL OF NUTS AND DISCOVERED THE OLD WOMAN STANDING BESIDE HIS MAN AND APPARENTLY NOT THE LEAST BIT FRIGHTENED BY IT AT FIRST HE WAS GENERALLY DISAPPOINTED BUT THE NEXT MOMENT HE BECAME CURIOUS TO KNOW WHAT MOMBY WAS GOING TO DO SO HE HID BEHIND A HEDGE THERE HE COULD SEE WITHOUT BEING SEEN AND PREPARED TO WATCH AFTER SOME SEARCH THE WOMAN DREW FROM HER BASKET AN OLD PEPPER BOX UPON THE FADED LABEL OF WHICH THE WIZARD HAD WRITTEN WITH A LEAD PENCIL POWDER OF LIFE
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