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Chapter 32

           Afterafullhalfhourthedooropened.AnothersurpriseawaitedPinocchio!Thereintheroomstoodhisfriend,withalargecottonbagonhishead,pulledfardowntohisverynose. 

           Atthesightofthatbag,Pinocchiofeltslightlyhappierandthoughttohimself: 

           "MyfriendmustbesufferingfromthesamesicknessthatIam!Iwonderifhe,too,hasdonkeyfever?" 

           Butpretendinghehadseennothing,heaskedwithasmile: 

           "Howareyou,mydearLamp-Wick?" 

           "Verywell.LikeamouseinaParmesancheese." 

           "Isthatreallytrue?" 

           "WhyshouldIlietoyou?" 

           "Ibegyourpardon,myfriend,butwhythenareyouwearingthatcottonbagoveryourears?" 

           "Thedoctorhasordereditbecauseoneofmykneeshurts.Andyou,dearMarionette,whyareyouwearingthatcottonbagdowntoyournose?" 

           "ThedoctorhasordereditbecauseIhavebruisedmyfoot." 

           "Oh,mypoorPinocchio!" 

           "Oh,mypoorLamp-Wick!" 

           Anembarrassinglylongsilencefollowedthesewords,duringwhichtimethetwofriendslookedateachotherinamockingway. 

           FinallytheMarionette,inavoicesweetashoneyandsoftasaflute,saidtohiscompanion: 

           "Tellme,Lamp-Wick,dearfriend,haveyoueversufferedfromanearache?" 

           "Never!Andyou?" 

           "Never!Still,sincethismorningmyearhasbeentorturingme." 

           "Sohasmine." 

           "Yours,too?Andwhichearisit?" 

           "Bothofthem.Andyours?" 

           "Bothofthem,too.Iwonderifitcouldbethesamesickness." 

           "I’mafraiditis." 

           "Willyoudomeafavor,Lamp-Wick?" 

           "Gladly!Withmywholeheart." 

           "Willyouletmeseeyourears?" 

           "Whynot?ButbeforeIshowyoumine,Iwanttoseeyours,dearPinocchio." 

           "No.Youmustshowyoursfirst." 

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