. Pinocchio : the adventures of a marionette . PINOCCHIO 193 Neither do I wish to be digested, added theTunny ; but I am philosopher enough to consolemyself by thinking that it is more dignified to dieunder water than to be soaking in vinegar and oil. Nonsense ! cried Pinocchio. It is my opinion, replied the Tunny; andthe opinion of fishes should be respected. As for me, said Pinocchio, I wish to goaway from here ; I want to escape. Escape if you can. Is the Dogfish very large? asked the mario-nette. Why, his body is a mile long without countinghis tail. In the meantime Pinocchio thought he sa
. Pinocchio : the adventures of a marionette . PINOCCHIO 193 Neither do I wish to be digested, added theTunny ; but I am philosopher enough to consolemyself by thinking that it is more dignified to dieunder water than to be soaking in vinegar and oil. Nonsense ! cried Pinocchio. It is my opinion, replied the Tunny; andthe opinion of fishes should be respected. As for me, said Pinocchio, I wish to goaway from here ; I want to escape. Escape if you can. Is the Dogfish very large? asked the mario-nette. Why, his body is a mile long without countinghis tail. In the meantime Pinocchio thought he saw inthe distance a little glimmer of light. What can that be ? he asked. Some poor unfortunate that is probably beingdigested. Well, I am going to see. It may be some oldfish that can tell me the way to walk around here. I wish you good luck, my poor marionette. Good-by, Tunny. Good-by, marionette, and good fortune go withyou. When shall we meet again ? Who knows ? It is better not to think of CHAPTER XXXV As soon as Pinocchio had saidgood-by to his friend the Tunny, he moved around,groping in the darkness. Walking inside the Dog-fish, he advanced toward the little light that shoneso far away. As he groped along he felt his feet wading in apuddle of greasy, slippery water. The water hadsuch a pungent odor of fried fish that he thoughtit must be Lent. The more he walked, the clearer and more dis-tinct became the light, until finally he arrived atthe end of the passage. What did he find ? I willlet you guess a thousand times. He found a littletable all nicely set, and lighted by a candle stuckinto a green bottle. Seated behind the table hesaw an old man with snow-white beard and hair;who was slowly eating some little live fish. At the sight of the poor old man Pinocchiobecame so overjoyed that he nearly lost his wished to laugh ; he wished to cry. He did not194 PINOCCHIO 195 know what to do. He finally murmured some joy-ous sounds, for words stuck in his throat.
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