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"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." 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
scribed 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. 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. I will grant 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.” Y 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 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 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
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