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"We do not need the lost Wishing Pills now, for we have arrived at our destination." Gradually the Thing sank lower and nearer to the ground until at length it came to rest within the beautiful gardens of Glinda, settling upon a velvety green lawn close by a fountain which sent sprays of flashing gems, instead of water, high into the air, whence they fell with a soft, tinkling sound into the carved marble basin placed to receive them. WE DO NOT NEED THE LOST WISHING PILLS NOW FOR WE HAVE ARRIVED AT OUR DESTINATION GRADUALLY THE THING SANK LOWER AND NEARER TO THE GROUND UNTIL AT LENGTH IT CAME TO REST WITHIN THE BEAUTIFUL GARDENS OF GLINDA SETTLING UPON A VELVETY GREEN LAWN CLOSE BY A FOUNTAIN WHICH SENT SPRAYS OF FLASHING GEMS INSTEAD OF WATER HIGH INTO THE AIR WHENCE THEY FELL WITH A SOFT TINKLING SOUND INTO THE CARVED MARBLE BASIN PLACED TO RECEIVE THEM
two is serious, and I deserve a good scolding for my carelessness,” the Scarecrow rejoined, penitently. “For in such an unusual party as this accidents are liable to happen any moment, and even now we may be approaching a new danger.” No one dared contradict this, and a dismal silence ensued. The Gump flew steadily on. Suddenly Tip uttered an exclamation of surprise. “We must have reached the South Country,” he cried, “for below us everything is red!” Immediately they all leaned over the backs of the sofas to look—all except Jack, who was too careful of his pumpkin head to risk its slipping off his neck. Sure enough; the red houses and fences and trees indicated they were within the domain of Glinda the Good; and presently, as they glided rapidly on, the Tin Woodman recognized the roads and buildings they passed, and altered slightly the flight of the Gump so that they might reach the palace of the celebrated Sorceress. [Illustration: image264] “Good!” cried the Scarecrow, delightedly. SCAPE FROM THAT HORRIBLE NEST YET THE LOSS OF THE OTHER TWO IS SERIOUS AND I DESERVE A GOOD SCOLDING FOR MY CARELESSNESS THE SCARECROW REJOINED PENITENTLY FOR IN SUCH AN UNUSUAL PARTY AS THIS ACCIDENTS ARE LIABLE TO HAPPEN AT ANY MOMENT AND EVEN NOW WE MAY BE APPROACHING A NEW DANGER NO ONE DARED CONTRADICT THIS AND A DISMAL SILENCE ENSUED THE GUMP FLEW STEADILY ON SUDDENLY TIP UTTERED AN EXCLAMATION OF SURPRISE WE MUST HAVE REACHED THE SOUTH COUNTRY HE CRIED FOR BELOW US EVERYTHING IS RED IMMEDIATELY THEY ALL LEANED OVER THE BACKS OF THE SOFAS TO LOOK ALL EXCEPT JACK WHO WAS TOO CAREFUL OF HIS PUMPKINHEAD TO RISK ITS SLIPPING OFF HIS NECK SURE ENOUGH THE RED HOUSES AND FENCES AND TREES INDICATED THEY WERE WITHIN THE DOMAIN OF GLINDA THE GOOD AND PRESENTLY AS THEY GLIDED RAPIDLY ON THE TIN WOODMAN RECOGNIZED THE ROADS AND BUILDINGS THEY PASSED AND ALTERED SLIGHTLY THE FLIGHT OF THE GUMP SO THAT THEY MIGHT REACH THE PALACE OF THE CELEBRATED SORCERESS GOOD CRIED THE SCARECROW DELIGHTEDLY
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