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"But why," asked Glinda, "did he make three secret visits to old Mombi?" "Ah! Why, indeed!" echoed the Woggle Bug, impressively. BUT WHY ASKED GLINDA DID HE MAKE THREE SECRET VISITS TO OLD MOMBI AH WHY INDEED ECHOED THE WOGG ECHOED THE WOGGLE BUG IMPRESSIVELY
t you another audience tomorrow.” [Illustration: image271] With this gracious speech Glinda dismissed the adventurers, and they wandered away through the beautiful gardens, where they passed several hours enjoying all the delightful things with which the Queen of the Southland had surrounded her royal palace. On the following morning they again appeared before Glinda, who said to them: “I have searched carefully through the records of the Wizard’s actions, and among them I can find but three that appear to have been suspicious. He ate beans with a knife, made three secret visits to old Mombi, and limped slightly on his left foot.” “Ah! that last is certainly suspicious!” exclaimed the Pumpkinhead. “Not necessarily,” said the Scarecrow. “he may, have had corns. Now, it seems to me his eating beans with a knife is more suspicious.” “Perhaps it is a polite custom in Omaha, from which great country the Wizard originally came,” suggested the Tin Woodman. “It may be,” admitted the Scarecrow.  COMMAND MY SERVANTS AS IF THEY WERE YOUR OWN I WILL GRANT YOU ANOTHER AUDIENCE TO MORROW WITH THIS GRACIOUS SPEECH GLINDA DISMISSED THE ADVENTURERS AND THEY WANDERED AWAY THROUGH THE BEAUTIFUL GARDENS WHERE THEY PASSED SEVERAL HOURS ENJOYING ALL THE DELIGHTFUL THINGS WITH WHICH THE QUEEN OF THE SOUTHLAND HAD SURROUNDED HER ROYAL PALACE ON THE FOLLOWING MORNING THEY AGAIN APPEARED BEFORE GLINDA WHO SAID TO THEM I HAVE SEARCHED CAREFULLY THROUGH THE RECORDS OF THE WIZARD'S ACTIONS AND AMONG THEM I CAN FIND BUT THREE THAT APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN SUSPICIOUS HE ATE BEANS WITH A KNIFE MADE THREE SECRET VISITS TO OLD MOMBY AND LIMPED SLIGHTLY ON HIS LEFT FOOT AH THAT LAST IS CERTAINLY SUSPICIOUS EXCLAIMED THE PUMPKINHEAD NOT NECESSARILY SAID THE SCARECROW HE MAY HAVE HAD CORNS NOW IT SEEMS TO ME THAT HIS EATING BEANS WITH A KNIFE IS MORE SUSPICIOUS PERHAPS IT IS A POLITE CUSTOM IN OMAHA FROM WHICH GREAT COUNTRY THE WIZARD ORIGINALLY CAME SUGGESTED THE TIN WOODMAN IT MAY BE ADMITTED THE SCARECROW
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