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On the walls hung several portraits, that of the Scarecrow seeming to be the most prominent and carefully executed, while a the large painting of the famous Wizard of Oz, in act of presenting the Tin Woodman with a heart, covered almost one entire end of the room. ON THE WALLS HUNG SEVERAL PORTRAITS THAT OF THE SCARECROW SEEMING TO BE THE MOST PROMINENT AND CAREFULLY EXECUTED WHILE THE LARGE PAINTING OF THE FAMOUS WIZARD OF OZ IN ACT OF PRESENTING THE TIN WOODMAN WITH A HEART COVERED ALMOST ONE ENTIRE END OF THE ROOM
lated.” “Good Gracious!” the Scarecrow exclaimed at hearing this. “If his wit bears the same polish, how sparkling it must be! But show us in—I’m sure the Emperor will receive us, even in his present state” “The Emperor’s state is always magnificent,” said the man. “But I will venture to tell him of your arrival, and will receive his commands concerning you.” So the party followed the servant into a splendid ante-room, and the Saw-Horse ambled awkwardly after them, having no knowledge that a horse might be expected to remain outside. The travelers were at first somewhat awed by their surroundings, and even the Scarecrow seemed impressed as he examined the rich hangings of silver cloth caught up into knots and fastened with tiny silver axes. Upon a handsome center-table stood a large silver oil-can, richly engraved with scenes from the past adventures of the Tin Woodman, Dorothy, the Cowardly Lion and the Scarecrow: the lines of the engraving being traced upon the silver in yellow gold. ED GOOD GRACIOUS THE SCARECROW EXCLAIMED AT HEARING THIS IF HIS WIT BEARS THE SAME POLISH HOW SPARKLING IT MUST BE BUT SHOW US IN I'M SURE THE EMPEROR WILL RECEIVE US EVEN IN HIS PRESENT STATE THE EMPEROR'S STATE IS ALWAYS MAGNIFICENT SAID THE MAN BUT I WILL VENTURE TO TELL YOU BUT I WILL VENTURE TO TELL HIM OF YOUR ARRIVAL AND WILL RECEIVE HIS COMMANDS CONCERNING YOU SO THE PARTY FOLLOWED THE SERVANT INTO A SPLENDID ANTE ROOM AND THE SAW HORSE AMBLED AWKWARDLY AFTER THEM HAVING NO KNOWLEDGE THAT A HORSE MIGHT BE EXPECTED TO REMAIN OUTSIDE THE TRAVELLERS WERE AT FIRST SOMEWHAT AWED BY THEIR SURROUNDINGS AND EVEN THE SCARECROW SEEMED IMPRESSED AS HE EXAMINED THE RICH HANGINGS OF SILVER CLOTH CAUGHT UP INTO KNOTS AND FASTENED WITH TINY SILVER AXES UPON A HANDSOME CENTER TABLE STOOD A LARGE SILVER OIL CAN RICHLY ENGRAVED WITH SCENES FROM THE PAST ADVENTURES OF THE TIN WOODMAN DOROTHY THE COWARDLY LION AND THE SCARECROW THE LINES OF THE ENGRAVING BEING TRACED UPON THE SILVER IN YELLOW GOLD
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