Chapter 14

           "Dear,oh,dear!WhenIcometothinkofit,"saidtheMarionettetohimself,asheoncemoresetoutonhisjourney,"weboysarereallyveryunlucky. Everybodyscoldsus,everybodygivesusadvice,everybodywarnsus. Ifweweretoallowit,everyonewouldtrytobefatherandmothertous;everyone,eventheTalkingCricket. Takeme,forexample.JustbecauseIwouldnotlistentothatbothersomeCricket,whoknowshowmanymisfortunesmaybeawaitingme!Assassinsindeed!AtleastIhaveneverbelievedinthem,noreverwill.Tospeaksensibly,Ithinkassassinshavebeeninventedbyfathersandmotherstofrightenchildrenwhowanttorunawayatnight. Andthen,evenifIweretomeetthemontheroad,whatmatter?I’lljustrunuptothem,andsay,`Well,signori,whatdoyouwant?Rememberthatyoucan’tfoolwithme!Runalongandmindyourbusiness.’ Atsuchaspeech,Icanalmostseethosepoorfellowsrunninglikethewind.Butincasetheydon’trunaway,Icanalwaysrunmyself..." 

           Pinocchiowasnotgiventimetoargueanylonger,forhethoughtheheardaslightrustleamongtheleavesbehindhim. 

           Heturnedtolookandbehold,thereinthedarknessstoodtwobigblackshadows,wrappedfromheadtofootinblacksacks.Thetwofiguresleapedtowardhimassoftlyasiftheywereghosts. 

           "Heretheycome!"Pinocchiosaidtohimself,and,notknowingwheretohidethegoldpieces,hestuckallfourofthemunderhistongue. 

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