. Pinocchio : the tale of a puppet . ation, repliedthe Fox, ua calculation that you can make on theends of your fingers. Put that every sovereigngives you an increase of five hundred : multiply fivehundred by five, and the following morning will findyou with two thousand five hundred shining goldpieces in your pocket. 68 THE ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO u Oh ! how delightful! cried Pinocchio, dancingfor joy. As soon as ever I have obtained thosesovereigns, I will keep two thousand for myself, andthe other five hundred I will make a present of toyou two. A present to us ? cried the Fox with indigna-


. Pinocchio : the tale of a puppet . ation, repliedthe Fox, ua calculation that you can make on theends of your fingers. Put that every sovereigngives you an increase of five hundred : multiply fivehundred by five, and the following morning will findyou with two thousand five hundred shining goldpieces in your pocket. 68 THE ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO u Oh ! how delightful! cried Pinocchio, dancingfor joy. As soon as ever I have obtained thosesovereigns, I will keep two thousand for myself, andthe other five hundred I will make a present of toyou two. A present to us ? cried the Fox with indigna-tion and appearing much offended. What are youdreaming of? What are you dreaming of? repeated the Cat. We do not work, said the Fox, for dirtyinterest: we work solely to enrich others. Others ! repeated the Cat. What good people! thought Pinocchio tohimself: and forgetting there and then his papa,the new coat, the Spelling-book, and all his goodresolutions, he said to the Fox and the Cat: Let us be off at once. I will go with :.


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