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Chapter 22

           Itisreallytoogreatanhonorforyou,oneyoudonotdeserve;but,asyousee,IamreallyaverykindandgenerousmanandIamgoingtodothisforyou!" 

           ThenhewentuptoPinocchioandbegantopetandcaresshim. 

           "Howdidyoueverfindthemoutsoquickly?AndtothinkthatMelampo,myfaithfulMelampo,neversawtheminalltheseyears!" 

           TheMarionettecouldhavetold,thenandthere,allheknewabouttheshamefulcontractbetweenthedogandtheWeasels,butthinkingofthedeaddog,hesaidtohimself: "Melampoisdead.Whatistheuseofaccusinghim?Thedeadaregoneandtheycannotdefendthemselves.Thebestthingtodoistoleavetheminpeace!" 

           "Wereyouawakeorasleepwhentheycame?"continuedtheFarmer. 

           "Iwasasleep,"answeredPinocchio,"buttheyawakenedmewiththeirwhisperings.Oneofthemevencametothedoorofthedoghouseandsaidtome,`Ifyoupromisenottobark,wewillmakeyouapresentofoneofthechickensforyourbreakfast.’ Didyouhearthat?Theyhadtheaudacitytomakesuchapropositionasthattome!Foryoumustknowthat,thoughIamaverywickedMarionettefulloffaults,stillIneverhavebeen,norevershallbe,bribed." 

           "Fineboy!"criedtheFarmer,slappinghimontheshoulderinafriendlyway."Yououghttobeproudofyourself.AndtoshowyouwhatIthinkofyou,youarefreefromthisinstant!" 

           Andheslippedthedogcollarfromhisneck. 

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