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Pinocchio, Candlewick and the other boys who had made the journey with the little man, had scarcely set foot in the town before they were in the thick of the tumult, and I need not tell you that in a few minutes they had made acquaintance with everybody. Where could happier or more contented boys be found?
You should have thought of it sooner!" "But it was not my fault; believe me, little Marmot, the fault was all Candlewick's!" "And who is this Candlewick?" "One of my school-fellows. I wanted to return home; I wanted to be obedient. I wished to study, but Candlewick said to me: 'Why should you bother yourself by studying? Why should you go to school?
What became of Candlewick I do not know, but I do know that Pinocchio from the very first day had to endure a very hard, laborious life. When he was put into his stall his master filled the manger with straw; but Pinocchio, having tried a mouthful, spat it out again. Then his master, grumbling, filled the manger with hay; but neither did the hay please him.
To think that you had taken it into your head to return home to your Fairy, and to lose your time in studying! If you are this moment free from the bother of books and school, you must acknowledge that you owe it to me, to my advice, and to my persuasions. It is only friends who know how to render such great services." "It is true, Candlewick! If I am now a really happy boy, it is all your doing.
Now I must tell you that amongst Pinocchio's friends and school-fellows there was one that he greatly preferred and was very fond of. This boy's name was Romeo, but he always went by the nickname of Candlewick, because he was so thin, straight and bright, like the new wick of a little nightlight. Candlewick was the laziest and the naughtiest boy in the school, but Pinocchio was devoted to him.
"No matter," replied Candlewick, "if there is no place inside, I will manage to sit on the springs." And, giving a leap, he seated himself astride on the springs. "And you, my love!" said the little man, turning in a flattering manner to Pinocchio, "what do you intend to do? Are you coming with us or are you going to remain behind?" "I remain behind," answered Pinocchio. "I am going home.
"Will you do me a kindness, Candlewick?" "Willingly! With all my heart." "Will you let me see your ears?" "Why not? But first, my dear Pinocchio, I should like to see yours." "No: you must be first." "No, dear. First you and then I!" "Well," said the puppet, "let us come to an agreement like good friends." "Let us hear it." "We will both take off our caps at the same moment. Do you agree?"
After half an hour the door was opened and imagine Pinocchio's feelings when, upon going into the room, he saw his friend Candlewick with a big cotton cap on his head which came down over his nose. At the sight of the cap Pinocchio felt almost consoled and thought to himself: "Has my friend got the same illness that I have? Is he also suffering from donkey fever?"
Finding that the door remained shut the little man burst it open with a violent kick and, coming into the room, he said to Pinocchio and Candlewick with his usual little laugh: "Well done, boys! You brayed well, and I recognized you by your voices. That is why I am here."
Then it receives its first twist on the spindle, and becomes about the thickness of coarse candlewick; after being taken off and wound into a large ball, it is given the final hard twist, and spun into a firm cop on the spindle again: all the processes being painfully slow. Iron ore is dug out of the hills, and its manufacture is the staple trade of the southern highlands.
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