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"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 any moment, and even now we may be approaching a new danger." 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
, and so reach our destination. But we dare not go to the Emerald City, and the Gump is probably carrying us further in the wrong direction with every flop of its wings.” “Then the Woggle-Bug must swallow another pill,” said Tip, decidedly, “and wish us headed in the right direction.” “Very well,” returned the Highly Magnified one; “I’m willing.” But when the Scarecrow searched in his pocket for the pepper-box containing the two silver Wishing Pills, it was not to be found. Filled with anxiety, the voyagers hunted throughout every inch of the Thing for the precious box; but it had disappeared entirely. And still the Gump flew onward, carrying them they knew not where. “I must have left the pepper-box in the Jackdaws’ nest,” said the Scarecrow, at length. “It is a great misfortune,” the Tin Woodman declared. “But we are no worse off than before we discovered the Wishing Pills.” “We are better off,” replied Tip. “for the one pill we used has enabled us to escape from that horrible nest.” MERALD CITY WE COULD THEN MOVE DIRECTLY SOUTHWARD AND SO REACH OUR DESTINATION BUT WE DARE NOT GO TO THE EMERALD CITY AND THE GUMP IS PROBABLY CARRYING US FARTHER IN THE WRONG DIRECTION WITH EVERY FLOP OF ITS WINGS THEN THE WOGGLE BUG MUST SWALLOW ANOTHER PILL SAID TIP DECIDEDLY AND WISH US HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION VERY WELL RETURNED THE HIGHLY MAGNIFIED ONE I'M WILLING BUT WHEN THE SCARECROW SEARCHED HIS POCKET FOR THE PEPPER BOX CONTAINING THE TWO SILVER WISHING PILLS IT WAS NOT TO BE FOUND FILLED WITH ANXIETY THE VOYAGERS HUNTED THROUGHOUT EVERY INCH OF THE THING FOR THE PRECIOUS BOX BUT IT HAD DISAPPEARED ENTIRELY AND STILL THE GUMP FLEW ONWARD CARRYING THEM THEY KNEW NOT WHERE I MUST HAVE LEFT THE PEPPER BOX IN THE JACKDAW'S NEST SAID THE SCARECROW AT LENGTH IT IS A GREAT MISFORTUNE THE TIN WOODMAN DECLARED BUT WE ARE NO WORSE OFF THAN BEFORE WE DISCOVERED THE WISHING PILLS WE ARE BETTER OFF REPLIED TIP FOR THE ONE PILL WE USED HAS ENABLED US TO ESCAPE FROM THAT HORRIBLE NEST
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