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The Magic City

CHAPTER IV
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'Why he's all over the place and as green as grass he is.

Lively as a kitten.

He's got a broken spear sticking out of his side, so some one must have had a try at baggin' him, some time or another.' 'Don't you think,' said Philip, a little overcome by this vivid picture, 'that perhaps I'd better look for Lucy first, and be a Deliverer afterwards ?' 'If you're _afraid_,' said Mr.Perrin.
'I'm not,' said Philip doubtfully.
'You see,' said the carpenter, 'what you've got to consider is: are you going to be the hero of this 'ere adventure or ain't you?
You can't 'ave it both ways.

An' if you are, you may's well make up your mind, cause killing a dragon ain't the end of it, not by no means.' 'Do you mean there are more dragons ?' 'Not dragons,' said the carpenter soothingly; 'not dragons exactly.

But there.


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