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Chapter 14

           Hetriedtorunaway,buthardlyhadhetakenastep,whenhefelthisarmsgraspedandheardtwohorrible,deepvoicessaytohim: "Yourmoneyoryourlife!" 

           Onaccountofthegoldpiecesinhismouth,Pinocchiocouldnotsayaword,sohetriedwithheadandhandsandbodytoshow,asbesthecould,thathewasonlyapoorMarionettewithoutapennyinhispocket. 

           "Come,come,lessnonsense,andoutwithyourmoney!"criedthetwothievesinthreateningvoices. 

           Oncemore,Pinocchio’sheadandhandssaid,"Ihaven’tapenny." 

           "Outwiththatmoneyoryou’readeadman,"saidthetallerofthetwoAssassins. 

           "Deadman,"repeatedtheother. 

           "Andafterhavingkilledyou,wewillkillyourfatheralso." 

           "Yourfatheralso!" 

           "No,no,no,notmyFather!"criedPinocchio,wildwithterror; butashescreamed,thegoldpiecestinkledtogetherinhismouth. 

           "Ah,yourascal!Sothat’sthegame!Youhavethemoneyhiddenunderyourtongue.Outwithit!" 

           ButPinocchiowasasstubbornasever. 

           "Areyoudeaf?Wait,youngman,we’llgetitfromyouinatwinkling!" 

           OneofthemgrabbedtheMarionettebythenoseandtheotherbythechin,andtheypulledhimunmercifullyfromsidetosideinordertomakehimopenhismouth. 

           Allwasofnouse.TheMarionette’slipsmighthavebeennailedtogether.Theywouldnotopen. 

           IndesperationthesmallerofthetwoAssassinspulledoutalongknifefromhispocket,andtriedtopryPinocchio’smouthopenwithit. 

           Quickasaflash,theMarionettesankhisteethdeepintotheAssassin’shand,bititoffandspatitout.Fancyhissurprisewhenhesawthatitwasnotahand,butacat’spaw. 

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