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Chapter 17

           TheFairy,seeinghimrunandjumparoundtheroomgayasabirdonwing,saidtohim: 

           "Mymedicinewasgoodforyou,afterall,wasn’tit?" 

           "Goodindeed!Ithasgivenmenewlife." 

           "Why,then,didIhavetobegyousohardtomakeyoudrinkit?" 

           "I’maboy,yousee,andallboyshatemedicinemorethantheydosickness." 

           "Whatashame!Boysoughttoknow,afterall,thatmedicine,takenintime,cansavethemfrommuchpainandevenfromdeath." 

           "NexttimeIwon’thavetobebeggedsohard.I’llrememberthoseblackRabbitswiththeblackcoffinontheirshouldersandI’lltaketheglassandpouf!--downitwillgo!" 

           "ComeherenowandtellmehowitcameaboutthatyoufoundyourselfinthehandsoftheAssassins." 

           "IthappenedthatFireEatergavemefivegoldpiecestogivetomyFather,butontheway,ImetaFoxandaCat,whoaskedme, `Doyouwantthefivepiecestobecometwothousand?’AndIsaid,`Yes.’Andtheysaid,`ComewithustotheFieldofWonders.’AndIsaid,`Let’sgo.’Thentheysaid,`LetusstopattheInnoftheRedLobsterfordinnerandaftermidnightwe’llsetoutagain.’Weateandwenttosleep. WhenIawoketheyweregoneandIstartedoutinthedarknessallalone.OntheroadImettwoAssassinsdressedinblackcoalsacks,whosaidtome,`Yourmoneyoryourlife!’andIsaid,`Ihaven’tanymoney’; for,yousee,Ihadputthemoneyundermytongue.OneofthemtriedtoputhishandinmymouthandIbititoffandspatitout;butitwasn’tahand,itwasacat’spaw. AndtheyranaftermeandIranandran,tillatlasttheycaughtmeandtiedmyneckwitharopeandhangedmetoatree,saying, `Tomorrowwe’llcomebackforyouandyou’llbedeadandyourmouthwillbeopen,andthenwe’lltakethegoldpiecesthatyouhavehiddenunderyourtongue.’" 

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