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"Well, we did," retorted the Scarecrow, "and he was a very great Wizard, I assure you. It is true he was guilty of some slight impostures, but unless he was a great Wizard how—let me ask—could he have hidden this girl Ozma so securely that no one can find her?" WELL WE DID RETORTED THE SCARECROW AND HE WAS A VERY GREAT WIZARD I ASSURE YOU IT IS TRUE HE WAS GUILTY OF SOME SLIGHT IMPOSTURES BUT UNLESS HE WAS A GREAT WIZARD HOW LET ME ASK COULD HE HAVE HIDDEN THIS GIRL OZMA SO SECURELY THAT NO ONE CAN FIND HER
ng, especially if one has good brains. I have known for some time that I am fitted to occupy a far more exalted position. But where is the girl who owns the throne, and what is her name?” “Her name is Ozma,” answered Glinda. “But where she is I have tried in vain to discover. For the Wizard of Oz, when he stole the throne from Ozma’s father, hid the girl in some secret place; and by means of a magical trick with which I am not familiar he also managed to prevent her being discovered—even by so experienced a Sorceress as myself.” “That is strange,” interrupted the Woggle-Bug, pompously. “I have been informed that the Wonderful Wizard of Oz was nothing more than a humbug!” “Nonsense!” exclaimed the Scarecrow, much provoked by this speech. “Didn’t he give me a wonderful set of brains?” “There’s no humbug about my heart,” announced the Tin Woodman, glaring indignantly at the Woggle-Bug. “Perhaps I was misinformed,” stammered the Insect, shrinking back; “I never knew the Wizard personally.” YSELF IN FACT IT ISN'T MUCH FUN TO BE A KING ESPECIALLY IF ONE HAS GOOD BRAINS I HAVE KNOWN FOR SOME TIME THAT I AM FITTED TO OCCUPY A FAR MORE EXALTED POSITION BUT WHERE IS THE GIRL WHO OWNS THE THRONE AND WHAT IS HER NAME HER NAME IS OZMA ANSWERED GLINDA BUT WHERE SHE IS I HAVE TRIED IN VAIN TO DISCOVER FOR THE WIZARD OF OZ WHEN HE STOLE THE THRONE FROM OZMA'S FATHER HID THE GIRL IN SOME SECRET PLACE AND BY MEANS OF A MAGICAL TRICK WITH WHICH I AM NOT FAMILIAR HE ALSO MANAGED TO PREVENT HER BEING DISCOVERED EVEN BY SO EXPERIENCED A SORCERESS AS MYSELF THAT IS STRANGE INTERRUPTED THE WOGGLE BUG POMPOUSLY I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ WAS NOTHING MORE THAN A HUMBUG NONSENSE EXCLAIMED THE SCARECROW MUCH PROVOKED BY THIS SPEECH DIDN'T HE GIVE ME THIS WONDERFUL SET OF BRAINS THERE IS NO HUMBUG ABOUT MY HEART ANNOUNCED THE TIN WOODMAN GLARING INDIGNANTLY AT THE WOGGLE BUG PERHAPS I WAS MISINFORMED STAMMERED THE INSECT SHRINKING BACK I NEVER KNEW THE WIZARD PERSONALLY
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