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Chapter 19

           TheJudgewasaMonkey,alargeGorillavenerablewithage.Aflowingwhitebeardcoveredhischestandheworegold-rimmedspectaclesfromwhichtheglasseshaddroppedout.Thereasonforwearingthese,hesaid,wasthathiseyeshadbeenweakenedbytheworkofmanyyears. 

           Pinocchio,standingbeforehim,toldhispitifultale,wordbyword.Hegavethenamesandthedescriptionsoftherobbersandbeggedforjustice. 

           TheJudgelistenedtohimwithgreatpatience.Akindlookshoneinhiseyes.Hebecameverymuchinterestedinthestory;hefeltmoved;healmostwept.WhentheMarionettehadnomoretosay,theJudgeputouthishandandrangabell. 

           Atthesound,twolargeMastiffsappeared,dressedinCarabineers’uniforms. 

           Thenthemagistrate,pointingtoPinocchio,saidinaverysolemnvoice: 

           "Thispoorsimpletonhasbeenrobbedoffourgoldpieces.Takehim,therefore,andthrowhimintoprison." TheMarionette,onhearingthissentencepasseduponhim,wasthoroughlystunned.Hetriedtoprotest,butthetwoofficersclappedtheirpawsonhismouthandhustledhimawaytojail. 

           Therehehadtoremainforfourlong,wearymonths.Andifithadnotbeenforaveryluckychance,heprobablywouldhavehadtostaytherelonger. For,mydearchildren,youmustknowthatithappenedjustthenthattheyoungemperorwhoruledovertheCityofSimpleSimonshadgainedagreatvictoryoverhisenemy,andincelebrationthereof,hehadorderedilluminations,fireworks,showsofallkinds,and,bestofall,theopeningofallprisondoors. 

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