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No; that would be foolish, for the enemy would run after me," declared
the Lion. "So I tremble with fear and pitch in as hard as I can; and so far
I have always won my fight."
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Ah, I begin to understand," said Uncle Henry.
Were you scared when I looked at you just now?" inquired Aunt Em.
Terribly scared, madam," answered the Lion, "for at first I thought you
were going to have a fit. Then I noticed you were trying to overcome me
by the power of your eye, and your glance was so fierce and penetrating
that I shook with fear."
This greatly pleased the lady, and she said quite cheerfully:
"
Well, I won't hurt you, so don't be scared any more. I just wanted to see
what the human eye was good for."
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The human eye is a fearful weapon," remarked the Lion, scratching his
nose softly with his paw to hide a smile. "Had I not known you were
Dorothy's friends I might have torn you both into shreds in order to
escape your terrible gaze."
Aunt Em shuddered at hearing this, and Uncle Henry said hastily:
"
I'm glad you knew us. Good morning, Mr. Lion; we'll hope to see you
again--by and by--some time in the future."
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Good morning," replied the Lion, squatting down upon the lawn again.
You are likely to see a good deal of me, if you live in the Land of Oz."
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