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Chapter 18

           "HerecomesourdearPinocchio!"criedtheFox,huggingandkissinghim."Howdidyouhappenhere?" 

           "Howdidyouhappenhere?"repeatedtheCat. 

           "Itisalongstory,"saidtheMarionette."Letmetellittoyou.Theothernight,whenyouleftmealoneattheInn,ImettheAssassinsontheroad--" 

           "TheAssassins?Oh,mypoorfriend!Andwhatdidtheywant?" 

           "Theywantedmygoldpieces." 

           "Rascals!"saidtheFox. 

           "Theworstsortofrascals!"addedtheCat. 

           "ButIbegantorun,"continuedtheMarionette,"andtheyafterme,untiltheyovertookmeandhangedmetothelimbofthatoak." 

           Pinocchiopointedtothegiantoaknearby. 

           "Couldanythingbeworse?"saidtheFox. 

           "Whatanawfulworldtolivein!Whereshallwefindasafeplaceforgentlemenlikeourselves?" 

           AstheFoxtalkedthus,PinocchionoticedthattheCatcarriedhisrightpawinasling. 

           "Whathappenedtoyourpaw?"heasked. 

           TheCattriedtoanswer,buthebecamesoterriblytwistedinhisspeechthattheFoxhadtohelphimout. 

           "Myfriendistoomodesttoanswer.I’llanswerforhim.Aboutanhourago,wemetanoldwolfontheroad.Hewashalfstarvedandbeggedforhelp. Havingnothingtogivehim,whatdoyouthinkmyfrienddidoutofthekindnessofhisheart? Withhisteeth,hebitoffthepawofhisfrontfootandthrewitatthatpoorbeast,sothathemighthavesomethingtoeat." 

           Ashespoke,theFoxwipedoffatear. 

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