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172 PINOCCHIO
" Poor Fairy! Is she afraid that the bats
will eat you?”
‘ But now,” continued Pinocchio, " are you
really certain that there are no schools in that
COUNTY f.)\6 she:
" Not even the shadow of one.”
" And no masters either? . . .”
" Not one."
" And no one is ever made to study? ”
- Never, never, never!”
‘What a delightful country!” said Pinoc¬
chio, his mouth watering. " What a delightful
country! I have never been there, but I can
quite imagine it .. .”
“Why will you not come also?”
“It is useless to tempt me. I promised my
good Fairy to become a sensible boy, and I
will not break my word.”
"" Good-bye, then, and give my compliments
to all the boys at the gymnasiums, and also to
those of the lyceums, if you meet them in the
street.”
‘“‘ Good-bye, Candlewick: a pleasant jour¬
ney to you, amuse yourself, and think some¬
times of your friends.”
Thus saying, the puppet made two steps to
go, but then stopped, and turning to his friend
he inquired:
“But are you quite certain that in that