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Chapter 29

           "Buthowdidyougetinthatcave?" 

           "Iwaslyinghereonthesandmoredeadthanalive,whenanappetizingodoroffriedfishcametome.ThatodortickledmyhungerandIfollowedit.Oh,ifIhadcomeamomentlater!" 

           "Don’tspeakaboutit,"wailedPinocchio,stilltremblingwithfright."Don’tsayaword.Ifyouhadcomeamomentlater,Iwouldbefried,eaten,anddigestedbythistime.Brrrrrr!Ishiveratthemerethoughtofit." 

           AlidorolaughinglyheldouthispawtotheMarionette,whoshookitheartily,feelingthatnowheandtheDogweregoodfriends. Thentheybideachothergood-byandtheDogwenthome. 

           Pinocchio,leftalone,walkedtowardalittlehutnearby,whereanoldmansatatthedoorsunninghimself,andasked: 

           "Tellme,goodman,haveyouheardanythingofapoorboywithawoundedhead,whosenamewasEugene?" 

           "Theboywasbroughttothishutandnow--" 

           "Nowheisdead?"Pinocchiointerruptedsorrowfully. 

           "No,heisnowaliveandhehasalreadyreturnedhome." 

           "Really?Really?"criedtheMarionette,jumpingaroundwithjoy."Thenthewoundwasnotserious?" 

           "Butitmighthavebeen--andevenmortal,"answeredtheoldman,"foraheavybookwasthrownathishead." 

           "Andwhothrewit?" 

           "Aschoolmateofhis,acertainPinocchio." 

           "AndwhoisthisPinocchio?"askedtheMarionette,feigningignorance. 

           "Theysayheisamischief-maker,atramp,astreeturchin--" 

           "Calumnies!Allcalumnies!" 

           "DoyouknowthisPinocchio?" 

           "Bysight!"answeredtheMarionette. 

           "Andwhatdoyouthinkofhim?"askedtheoldman. 

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