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"Yes; so far, but no farther," returned the Tin Woodman in a plaintive and
disturbed tone of voice. "I am now close to Nimmie Amee, whom I have come
ever so far to seek, but I cannot ask the girl to marry such a little man as I
am now."
"I'm no bigger than a toy soldier!" said Captain Fyter, sorrowfully. "Unless
Polychrome can make us big again, there is little use in our visiting Nimmie
Amee at all, for I'm sure she wouldn't care for a husband she might
carelessly step on and ruin."
Polychrome laughed merrily.
"If I make you big, you can't get out of here again," said she, "and if you
remain little Nimmie Amee will laugh at you. So make your choice."
"I think we'd better go back," said Woot seriously
"No," said the Tin Woodman, stoutly, "I have decided that it's my duty to
make Nimmie Amee happy, in case she wishes to marry me."
"So have I," announced Captain Fyter. "A good soldier never shrinks from
doing his duty."
"As for that," said the Scarecrow, "tin doesn't shrink any to speak of, under
any circumstances. But Woot and I intend to stick to our comrades,
whatever they decide to do, so we will ask Polychrome to make us as big as
we were before."
Polychrome agreed to this request and in half a minute all of them,
including herself, had been enlarged again to their natural sizes. They then
thanked the Blue Rabbit for his kind assistance, and at once approached
the house of Nimme Amee.
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