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When the blaze shot up and burned clearly old Mombi scattered a handful of magical powder over the fire, which straightway gave off a rich violet vapor, filling all the tent with its fragrance and forcing the Saw Horse to sneeze—although he had been warned to keep quiet. WHEN THE BLAZE SHOT UP AND BURNED CLEARLY OLD MOMBY SCATTERED A HANDFUL OF MAGICAL POWDER OVER THE FIRE WHICH STRAIGHTWAY GAVE OFF A RICH VIOLET VAPOUR FILLING ALL THE TENT WITH ITS FRAGRANCE AND FORCING THE SAW HORSE TO SNEEZE ALTHOUGH HE HAD BEEN WARNED TO KEEP QUIET
magic.” Now that the truth about Princes Ozma had been discovered, Mombi did not care what became of Tip; but she feared Glinda’s anger, and the boy generously promised to provide for Mombi in her old age if he became the ruler of the Emerald City. So the Witch consented to effect the transformation, and preparations for the event were at once made. Glinda ordered her own royal couch to be placed in the center of the tent. It was piled high with cushions covered with rose-colored silk, and from a golden railing above hung many folds of pink gossamer, completely concealing the interior of the couch. The first act of the Witch was to make the boy drink a potion which quickly sent him into a deep and dreamless sleep. Then the Tin Woodman and the Woggle-Bug bore him gently to the couch, placed him upon the soft cushions, and drew the gossamer hangings to shut him from all earthly view. The Witch squatted upon the ground and kindled a tiny fire of dried herbs, which she drew from her bosom. LL HAVE TO PRACTISE MAGIC NOW THAT THE TRUTH ABOUT PRINCESS OZMA HAD BEEN DISCOVERED MAMBIE DID NOT CARE WHAT BECAME OF TIP BUT SHE FEARED GLINDA'S ANGER AND THE BOY GENEROUSLY PROMISED TO PROVIDE FOR MAMBIE IN HER OLD AGE IF HE BECAME THE RULER OF THE EMERALD CITY SO THE WITCH CONSENTED TO EFFECT THE TRANSFORMATION AND PREPARATIONS FOR THE EVENT WERE AT ONCE MADE GLINDA ORDERED HER OWN ROYAL COUCH TO BE PLACED IN THE CENTER OF THE TENT IT WAS PILED HIGH WITH CUSHIONS COVERED WITH ROSE COLORED SILK AND FROM A GOLDEN RAILING ABOVE HUNG MANY FOLDS OF PINK GOSSAMER COMPLETELY CONCEALING THE INTERIOR OF THE COUCH THE FIRST ACT OF THE WITCH WAS TO MAKE THE BOY DRINK A POTION WHICH QUICKLY SENT HIM INTO A DEEP AND DREAMLESS SLEEP THEN THE TIN WOODMAN AND THE WOGGLE BUG BORE HIM GENTLY TO THE COUCH PLACED HIM UPON THE SOFT CUSHIONS AND DREW THE GOSSAMER HANGINGS TO SHUT HIM FROM ALL EARTHLY VIEW THE WITCH SQUATTED UPON THE GROUND AND KINDLED A TINY FIRE OF DRIED HERBS WHICH SHE DREW HER BOSOM
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