large/335/marvelous_land_of_oz_librivox_64kb_mp3/marvelous_land_of_oz_20_baum_64kb_73
large/335/marvelous_land_of_oz_librivox_64kb_mp3/marvelous_land_of_oz_20_baum_64kb
English
335
This book I will read carefully tonight, and try to single out the acts that may guide us in discovering the lost Ozma. In the meantime, pray amuse yourselves in my palace and command my servants as if they were your own. THIS BOOK I WILL READ CAREFULLY TO NIGHT AND TRY TO SINGLE OUT THE ACTS THAT MAY GUIDE US TO DISCOVERING THE LOST OZMA IN THE MEANTIME PRAY AMUSE YOURSELVES IN MY PALACE AND COMMAND MY SERVANTS AS IF THEY WERE YOUR OWN
an a humbug!” “Nonsense!” exclaimed the Scarecrow, much provoked by this speech. “Didn’t he give me a wonderful set of brains?” “There’s no humbug about my heart,” announced the Tin Woodman, glaring indignantly at the Woggle-Bug. “Perhaps I was misinformed,” stammered the Insect, shrinking back; “I never knew the Wizard personally.” “Well, we did,” retorted the Scarecrow, “and he was a very great Wizard, I assure you. It is true he was guilty of some slight impostures, but unless he was a great Wizard how—let me ask—could he have hidden this girl Ozma so securely that no one can find her?” “I—I give it up!” replied the Woggle-Bug, meekly. “That is the most sensible speech you’ve made,” said the Tin Woodman. “I must really make another effort to discover where this girl is hidden,” resumed the Sorceress, thoughtfully. “I have in my library a book in which is inscribed every action of the Wizard while he was in our land of Oz—or, at least, every action that could be observed by my spies. THAT THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ WAS NOTHING MORE THAN A HUMBUG NONSENSE EXCLAIMED THE SCARECROW MUCH PROVOKED BY THIS SPEECH DIDN'T HE GIVE ME THIS WONDERFUL SET OF BRAINS THERE IS NO HUMBUG ABOUT MY HEART ANNOUNCED THE TIN WOODMAN GLARING INDIGNANTLY AT THE WOGGLE BUG PERHAPS I WAS MISINFORMED STAMMERED THE INSECT SHRINKING BACK I NEVER KNEW THE WIZARD PERSONALLY WELL WE DID RETORTED THE SCARECROW AND HE WAS A VERY GREAT WIZARD I ASSURE YOU IT IS TRUE HE WAS GUILTY OF SOME SLIGHT IMPOSTURES BUT UNLESS HE WAS A GREAT WIZARD HOW LET ME ASK COULD HE HAVE HIDDEN THIS GIRL OZMA SO SECURELY THAT NO ONE CAN FIND HER I I GIVE UP REPLIED THE WOGGLE BUG MEEKLY THAT IS THE MOST SENSIBLE SPEECH YOU'VE MADE SAID THE TIN WOODMAN I MUST REALLY MAKE ANOTHER EFFORT TO DISCOVER WHERE THIS GIRL IS HIDDEN RESUMED THE SORCERESS THOUGHTFULLY I HAVE IN MY LIBRARY A BOOK IN WHICH IS INSCRIBED EVERY ACTION OF THE WIZARD WHILE HE WAS IN OUR LAND OF OZ OR AT LEAST EVERY ACTION THAT COULD BE OBSERVED BY MY SPIES
large/335/marvelous_land_of_oz_librivox_64kb_mp3/marvelous_land_of_oz_20_baum_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/335/marvelous_land_of_oz_librivox_64kb_mp3/marvelous_land_of_oz_20_baum_64kb.flac