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The Pumpkinhead wanted to ride up the green marble steps and straight into the Scarecrow's presence; but the soldier would not permit that. So Jack dismounted, with much difficulty, and a servant led the Saw Horse around to the rear while the Soldier with the Green Whiskers escorted the Pumpkinhead into the palace, by the front entrance. The stranger was left in a handsomely furnished waiting room while the soldier went to announce him. THE PUMPKINHEAD WANTED TO RIDE UP THE GREEN MARBLE STEPS AND STRAIGHT INTO THE SCARECROW'S PRESENCE BUT THE SOLDIER WOULD NOT PERMIT THAT SO JACK DISMOUNTED WITH MUCH DIFFICULTY AND A SERVANT LED THE SAW HORSE ROUND TO THE REAR WHILE THE SOLDIER WITH THE GREEN WHISKERS ESCORTED THE PUMPKINHEAD INTO THELACE BY THE FRONT ENTRANCE THE STRANGER WAS LEFT IN A HANDSOMELY FURNISHED WAITING ROOM WHILE THE SOLDIER WENT TO ANNOUNCE HIM
t served it for eyes. Then the Soldier with the Green Whiskers led them through the inner gate and they at once found themselves in the main street of the magnificent Emerald City. Sparkling green gems ornamented the fronts of the beautiful houses and the towers and turrets were all faced with emeralds. Even the green marble pavement glittered with precious stones, and it was indeed a grand and marvelous sight to one who beheld it for the first time. However, the Pumpkinhead and the Saw-Horse, knowing nothing of wealth and beauty, paid little attention to the wonderful sights they saw through their green spectacles. They calmly followed after the green soldier and scarcely noticed the crowds of green people who stared at them in surprise. When a green dog ran out and barked at them the Saw-Horse promptly kicked at it with its wooden leg and sent the little animal howling into one of the houses; but nothing more serious than this happened to interrupt their progress to the royal palace. HE BULGY KNOTS THAT SERVED IT FOR EYES THEN THE SOLDIER WITH GREEN WHISKERS LED THEM THROUGH THE INNER GATE AND THEY AT ONCE FOUND THEMSELVES IN THE MAIN STREET OF THE MAGNIFICENT EMERALD CITY SPARKLING GREEN GEMS ORNAMENTED THE FRONTS OF THE BEAUTIFUL HOUSES AND THE TOWERS AND TURRETS WERE ALL FACED WITH EMERALDS EVEN THE GREEN MARBLE PAVEMENT GLITTERED WITH PRECIOUS STONES AND IT WAS INDEED A GRAND AND MARVELLOUS SIGHT TO ONE WHO BEHELD IT FOR THE FIRST TIME HOWEVER THE PUMPKINHEAD AND THE SAW HORSE KNOWING NOTHING OF WEALTH AND BEAUTY PAID LITTLE ATTENTION TO THE WONDERFUL SIGHTS THEY SAW THROUGH THEIR GREEN SPECTACLES THEY CALMLY FOLLOWED AFTER THE GREEN SOLDIER AND SCARCELY NOTICED THE CROWDS OF GREEN PEOPLE WHO STARED AT THEM IN SURPRISE WHEN A GREEN DOG RAN OUT AND BARKED AT THEM THE SAW HORSE PROMPTLY KICKED IT WITH ITS WOODEN LEG AND SENT THE LITTLE ANIMAL HOWLING INTO ONE OF THE HOUSES BUT NOTHING MORE SERIOUS THAN THIS HAPPENED TO INTERRUPT THEIR PROGRESS TO THE ROYAL PALACE
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