"The witch is cruel to me," he whined. "She beats me every morning. Ah, I am not happy."
"What is that? What is he saying?" squealed the old woman, straining to hear.
But Tony kept his voice low.
"Let me live with you, sir!" he went on. "I am a good boy and always do as I am told!"
Tony's guardian took hold of the Marionette Man's sleeve.
"Please, sir," she implored. "You must not believe the tales Tony tells you. I am sure they are lies. I have been good to him. But each day he comes home with pockets empty. Yet I know he has begged money from the foreigners and has spent it on the way home."
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Guido gave Tony an amused look.