CLOWN. Not so neither: I had need to have it well roasted, and good sauce to it, if I pay so dear, I can tell you.

CLOWN. Nay, sir, you may save yourself a labour, for they are as familiar with me as if they paid for their meat and drink, I can tell you.

CLOWN. Here, take your guilders again; I'll none of 'em.

CLOWN. Ay, good Wagner; take away the devil[s], then.

CLOWN. I will, sir: but hark you, master; will you teach me this conjuring occupation?

Indeed, a jolly littleclown came walking toward them, and Dorothy could see that in spite of his pretty clothes of red and yellow and green he was completely covered with cracks, running every which way and showing plainly that he had been mended in many places.

TheClown put his hands in his pockets, and after puffing out his cheeks and nodding his head at them saucily, he said:

"Well, that's respect, I expect," declared theClown, and immediately stood upon his head.

There were milkmaids and shepherdesses, with brightly colored bodices and golden spots all over their gowns; and princesses with most gorgeous frocks of silver and gold and purple; and shepherds dressed in knee breeches with pink and yellow and blue stripes down them, and golden buckles on their shoes; and princes with jeweled crowns upon their heads, wearing ermine robes and satin doublets; and funnyclowns in ruffled gowns, with round red spots upon their cheeks and tall, pointed caps.

Joker, one of ourclowns," continued the china lady, "who is always trying to stand upon his head.