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Chapter 36

           "Iremembereverything,"criedPinocchio."Answermequickly,prettySnail,wherehaveyouleftmyFairy?Whatisshedoing?Hassheforgivenme?Doessherememberme?Doesshestillloveme?Issheveryfarawayfromhere?MayIseeher?" 

           Atallthesequestions,tumblingoutoneafteranother,theSnailanswered,calmasever: 

           "MydearPinocchio,theFairyislyingillinahospital." 

           "Inahospital?" 

           "Yes,indeed.Shehasbeenstrickenwithtroubleandillness,andshehasn’tapennyleftwithwhichtobuyabiteofbread." 

           "Really?Oh,howsorryIam!Mypoor,dearlittleFairy!IfIhadamillionIshouldruntoherwithit!ButIhaveonlyfiftypennies.Heretheyare.Iwasjustgoingtobuysomeclothes.Here,takethem,littleSnail,andgivethemtomygoodFairy." 

           "Whataboutthenewclothes?" 

           "Whatdoesthatmatter?IshouldliketoselltheseragsIhaveontohelphermore.Go,andhurry.ComebackherewithinacoupleofdaysandIhopetohavemoremoneyforyou!UntiltodayIhaveworkedformyfather. NowIshallhavetoworkformymotheralso.Good-by,andIhopetoseeyousoon." 

           TheSnail,muchagainstherusualhabit,begantorunlikealizardunderasummersun. 

           WhenPinocchioreturnedhome,hisfatheraskedhim: 

           "Andwhereisthenewsuit?" 

           "Icouldn’tfindonetofitme.Ishallhavetolookagainsomeotherday." 

           Thatnight,Pinocchio,insteadofgoingtobedatteno’clockwaiteduntilmidnight,andinsteadofmakingeightbaskets,hemadesixteen. 

           Afterthathewenttobedandfellasleep. 

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