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Chapter 20

           HowfrightenedwaspoorPinocchio!Heranbackwildlyforhalfamile,andatlastsettledhimselfatopaheapofstonestowaitfortheSerpenttogoonhiswayandleavetheroadclearforhim. 

           Hewaitedanhour;twohours;threehours;buttheSerpentwasalwaysthere,andevenfromafaronecouldseetheflashofhisredeyesandthecolumnofsmokewhichrosefromhislong,pointedtail. 

           Pinocchio,tryingtofeelverybrave,walkedstraightuptohimandsaidinasweet,soothingvoice: 

           "Ibegyourpardon,Mr.Serpent,wouldyoubesokindastostepasidetoletmepass?" 

           Hemightaswellhavetalkedtoawall.TheSerpentnevermoved. 

           Oncemore,inthesamesweetvoice,hespoke: 

           "Youmustknow,Mr.Serpent,thatIamgoinghomewheremyfatheriswaitingforme.ItissolongsinceIhaveseenhim!WouldyoumindverymuchifIpassed?" 

           Hewaitedforsomesignofananswertohisquestions,buttheanswerdidnotcome. Onthecontrary,thegreenSerpent,whohadseemed,untilthen,wideawakeandfulloflife,becamesuddenlyveryquietandstill.Hiseyesclosedandhistailstoppedsmoking. 

           "Ishedead,Iwonder?"saidPinocchio,rubbinghishandstogetherhappily.Withoutamoment’shesitation,hestartedtostepoverhim,buthehadjustraisedonelegwhentheSerpentshotuplikeaspringandtheMarionettefellheadoverheelsbackward. Hefellsoawkwardlythathisheadstuckinthemud,andtherehestoodwithhislegsstraightupintheair. 

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