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"Now," said Tip to the horse, "you must save us all. Run as fast as you can for the gate of the City, and don't let anything stop you." NOW SAID TIP TO THE HORSE YOU MUST SAVE US ALL RUN AS FAST AS YOU CAN FOR THE GATE OF THE CITY AND DON'T LET ANYTHING STOP YOU
it is well for me to be careful, for my very existence is in danger.” “I have to be as careful as you do,” said Jack. “Not exactly,” replied the Scarecrow. “for if anything happened to me, that would be the end of me. But if anything happened to you, they could use you for seed.” The Soldier now returned with a long line and tied all three firmly together, also lashing them to the body of the Saw-Horse; so there seemed little danger of their tumbling off. “Now throw open the gates,” commanded the Scarecrow, “and we will make a dash to liberty or to death.” [Illustration: image121] The courtyard in which they were standing was located in the center of the great palace, which surrounded it on all sides. But in one place a passage led to an outer gateway, which the Soldier had barred by order of his sovereign. It was through this gateway his Majesty proposed to escape, and the Royal Army now led the Saw-Horse along the passage and unbarred the gate, which swung backward with a loud crash.  GONE FOR THE CLOTHES LINE HIS MAJESTY CONTINUED IT IS WELL FOR ME TO BE CAREFUL FOR MY VERY EXISTENCE IS IN DANGER I HAVE TO BE AS CAREFUL AS YOU DO SAID JACK NOT EXACTLY REPLIED THE SCARECROW FOR IF ANYTHING HAPPENED TO ME THAT WOULD BE THE END OF ME BUT IF ANYTHING WERE TO HAPPEN TO YOU THEY COULD USE YOU FOR SEED THE SOLDIER NOW RETURNED WITH A LONG LINE AND TIED ALL THREE FIRMLY TOGETHER ALSO LASHING THEM TO THE BODY OF THE SAW HORSE SO THERE SEEMED LITTLE DANGER OF THEIR TUMBLING OFF NOW THROW OPEN THE GATES COMMANDED THE SCARECROW AND WE WILL MAKE A DASH TO LIBERTY OR TO DEATH THE COURTYARD IN WHICH THEY WERE STANDING WAS LOCATED IN THE CENTRE OF THE GREAT PALACE WHICH SURROUNDED IT ON ALL SIDES BUT IN ONE PLACE A PASSAGE LED TO AN OUTER GATEWAY WHICH THE SOLDIER HAD BARRED BY THE ORDER OF HIS SOVEREIGN IT WAS THROUGH THIS GATEWAY HIS MAJESTY PROPOSED TO ESCAPE AND THE ROYAL ARMY NOW LED THE SAW HORSE ALONG THE PASSAGE AND UNBARRED THE GATE WHICH SWUNG BACKWARD WITH A LOUD CRASH
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