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Tip got one small prick in his left arm, which smarted for an hour afterward; but the needles had no effect upon the Scarecrow or Jack Pumpkinhead, who never even suspected they were being prodded. TIP GOT ONE SMALL PRICK ON HIS LEFT ARM WHICH SMARTED FOR AN HOUR AFTERWARD BUT THE NEEDLES HAD NO EFFECT UPON THE SCARECROW OR JACK PUMPKINHEAD WHO NEVER EVEN SUSPECTED THEY WERE BEING PRODDED
erty 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. “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.” “All right!” answered the Saw-Horse, gruffly, and dashed away so suddenly that Tip had to gasp for breath and hold firmly to the post he had driven into the creature’s neck. Several of the girls, who stood outside guarding the palace, were knocked over by the Saw-Horse’s mad rush. Others ran screaming out of the way, and only one or two jabbed their knitting-needles frantically at the escaping prisoners. ANDED 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 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 ALL RIGHT ANSWERED THE SAW HORSE GRUFFLY AND DASHED AWAY SO SUDDENLY THAT TIP HAD TO GASP FOR BREATH AND HOLD FIRMLY TO THE POST HE HAD DRIVEN INTO THE CREATURE'S NECK SEVERAL OF THE GIRLS WHO STOOD OUTSIDE GUARDING THE PALACE WERE KNOCKED OVER BY THE SAW HORSE'S MAD RUSH OTHERS RAN SCREAMING OUT OF THE WAY AND ONLY ONE OR TWO JABBED THEIR KNITTING NEEDLES FRANTICALLY AT THE ESCAPING PRISONERS
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