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Chapter 16

           "Ishouldliketoknow,signori,"saidtheFairy,turningtothethreedoctorsgatheredaboutPinocchio’sbed,"IshouldliketoknowifthispoorMarionetteisdeadoralive." 

           Atthisinvitation,theCrowsteppedoutandfeltPinocchio’spulse,hisnose,hislittletoe.Thenhesolemnlypronouncedthefollowingwords: 

           "TomymindthisMarionetteisdeadandgone;butif,byanyevilchance,hewerenot,thenthatwouldbeasuresignthatheisstillalive!" 

           "Iamsorry,"saidtheOwl,"tohavetocontradicttheCrow,myfamousfriendandcolleague.TomymindthisMarionetteisalive; butif,byanyevilchance,hewerenot,thenthatwouldbeasuresignthatheiswhollydead!" 

           "Anddoyouholdanyopinion?"theFairyaskedtheTalkingCricket. 

           "Isaythatawisedoctor,whenhedoesnotknowwhatheistalkingabout,shouldknowenoughtokeephismouthshut.However,thatMarionetteisnotastrangertome.Ihaveknownhimalongtime!" 

           Pinocchio,whountilthenhadbeenveryquiet,shudderedsohardthatthebedshook. 

           "ThatMarionette,"continuedtheTalkingCricket,"isarascaloftheworstkind." 

           Pinocchioopenedhiseyesandclosedthemagain. 

           "Heisrude,lazy,arunaway." 

           Pinocchiohidhisfaceunderthesheets. 

           "ThatMarionetteisadisobedientsonwhoisbreakinghisfather’sheart!" 

           Longshudderingsobswereheard,cries,anddeepsighs.Thinkhowsurprisedeveryonewaswhen,onraisingthesheets,theydiscoveredPinocchiohalfmeltedintears! 

           "Whenthedeadweep,theyarebeginningtorecover,"saidtheCrowsolemnly 

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