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"In a Little While You Will Be Well"

"Where is the lump of sugar?"

"Here it is" said the Fairy, taking a piece, from a golden bowl nearby.

"First I want the lump of sugar, then I will drink the bitter water."

"You promise me?"

"Yes, I promise."

The Fairy gave him the sugar, and Pinocchio crunched it to atoms, and smacked his lips. "How nice that was" he said, "If sugar could only be called medicine, I would take medicine all day long."

"All right, but now keep your promise and drink these few bitter drops. They will cure you."