Chapter Seven
had finished his story of a three-legged giant who lived in Ev.
"And where is Ev?" puffed Sir Hokus, planting himself before Tik Tok.
"Ev," began Tik Tok in his precise fashion, "is to the north-west of here on the oth-er side of the im—" There was a whirr and a click and the copper man stood motionless and soundless, his round eyes fixed solemnly on the Knight.
"Pass-able des-ert," finished the Scarecrow, jumping up and kindly winding all of Tik Tok's keys as if nothing had happened.
"Pass-able des-ert," continued the Copper Man.
"That's where the old Gnome King used to live," piped Betsy Bobbin, bouncing up and down upon the sofa, "under the mountains of Ev, and he threw us down a tube and tried to melt you in a crucible, didn’t he, Tik Tok?"
"He was a ve-ry bad per-son," said the Copper Man.
"Ruggedo was a wicked King,
'Tho' now he's good as pie,
But none the less, I must confess,
He has a wicked eye!"
burst out Scraps, who was tired of sitting still listening to giant stories.
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