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At the same instant Mombi knew she was discovered and must quickly plan an escape, and as transformations were easy to her she immediately took the form of a Shadow and glided along the wall of the tent toward the entrance, thinking thus to disappear. AT THE SAME INSTANT MOMBY KNEW SHE WAS DISCOVERED AND MUST QUICKLY PLAN AN ESCAPE AND AS TRANSFORMATIONS WERE EASY TO HER SHE IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE FORM OF A SHADOW AND GLIDED ALONG THE WALL OF THE TENT TOWARD THE ENTRANCE THINKING THUS TO DISAPPEAR
 for us to conquer the Emerald City for Princess Ozma, and find the girl afterward,” said the Scarecrow. “And while the girl remains hidden I will gladly rule in her place, for I understand the business of ruling much better than Jinjur does.” “But I have promised not to molest Jinjur,” objected Glinda. [Illustration: image290] “Suppose you all return with me to my kingdom—or Empire, rather,” said the Tin Woodman, politely including the entire party in a royal wave of his arm. “It will give me great pleasure to entertain you in my castle, where there is room enough and to spare. And if any of you wish to be nickel-plated, my valet will do it free of all expense.” While the Woodman was speaking Glinda’s eyes had been noting the rose in his button-hole, and now she imagined she saw the big red leaves of the flower tremble slightly. This quickly aroused her suspicions, and in a moment more the Sorceress had decided that the seeming rose was nothing else than a transformation of old Mombi. WHILE WE ARE ON THE GROUND I BELIEVE IT WOULD BE WISE FOR US TO CONQUER THE EMERALD CITY FOR PRINCESS OZMA AND FIND THE GIRL AFTERWARD SAID THE SCARECROW AND WHILE THE GIRL REMAINS HIDDEN I WILL GLADLY RULE IN HER PLACE FOR I UNDERSTAND THE BUSINESS OF RULING MUCH BETTER THAN GINGER DOES BUT I HAVE PROMISED NOT TO MOLEST GINGER OBJECTED GLINDA SUPPOSE YOU ALL RETURN WITH ME TO MY KINGDOM OR EMPIRE BROTHER SAID THE TIN WOODMAN POLITELY INCLUDING THE ENTIRE PARTY IN A ROYAL WAVE OF HIS ARM IT WILL GIVE ME GREAT PLEASURE TO ENTERTAIN YOU IN MY CASTLE WHERE THERE IS ROOM ENOUGH AND TO SPARE AND IF ANY OF YOU WISH TO BE NICKEL PLATED MY VALET WILL DO IT FREE OF ALL EXPENSE WHILE THE WOODMAN WAS SPEAKING GLINDA'S EYES HAD BEEN NOTING THE ROSE IN HIS BUTTONHOLE AND NOW SHE IMAGINED SHE SAW THE BIG RED LEAVES OF THE FLOWER TREMBLE SLIGHTLY THIS QUICKLY AROUSED HER SUSPICIONS AND IN A MOMENT MORE THE SORCERESS HAD DECIDED THAT THE SEEMING ROSE WAS NOTHING ELSE THAN A TRANSFORMATION OF OLD MOMBY
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