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[Illustration: image293] Fortunately, the ground where the tent had been pitched, being Just before the city gates, was hard and smooth; and while the Ant still crawled about, Glinda discovered it and ran quickly forward to effect its capture But, Just as her hand was descending, the Witch, now fairly frantic with fear, made her last transformation, and in the form of a huge Griffin sprang through the wall of the tent—tearing the silk asunder in her rush—and in a moment had darted away with the speed of a whirlwind. FORTUNATELY THE GROUND WHERE THE TENT HAD BEEN PITCHED BEING JUST BEFORE THE SEA GATES WAS HARD AND SMOOTH AND WHILE THE ANT STILL CRAWLED ABOUT GLINDA DISCOVERED IT AND RAN QUICKLY FORWARD TO EFFECT ITS CAPTURE BUT JUST AS HER HAND WAS DESCENDING THE WITCH NOW FAIRLY FRANTIC WITH FEAR MADE HER LAST TRANSFORMATION AND IN THE FORM OF A HUGE GRIFFIN SPRANG THROUGH THE WALL OF THE TENT TEARING THE SILK ASUNDER IN HER RUSH AND IN A MOMENT HAD DARTED AWAY WITH THE SPEED OF A WHIRLWIND
on of old Mombi. 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. But Glinda had not only equal cunning, but far more experience than the Witch. So the Sorceress reached the opening of the tent before the Shadow, and with a wave of her hand closed the entrance so securely that Mombi could not find a crack big enough to creep through. The Scarecrow and his friends were greatly surprised at Glinda’s actions; for none of them had noted the Shadow. But the Sorceress said to them: “Remain perfectly quiet, all of you! For the old Witch is even now with us in this tent, and I hope to capture her.” These words so alarmed Mombi that she quickly transformed herself from a shadow to a Black Ant, in which shape she crawled along the ground, seeking a crack or crevice in which to hide her tiny body.  THAN A TRANSFORMATION OF OLD MOMBY 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 BUT GLINDA HAD NOT ONLY EQUAL CUNNING BUT FAR MORE EXPERIENCE THAN THE WITCH SO THE SORCERESS REACHED THE OPENING OF THE TENT BEFORE THE SHADOW AND WITH A WAVE OF HER HAND CLOSED THE ENTRANCE SO SECURELY THAT MOMBE COULD NOT FIND A CRACK BIG ENOUGH TO CREEP THROUGH THE SCARECROW AND HIS FRIENDS WERE GREATLY SURPRISED AT GLINDA'S ACTIONS FOR NONE OF THEM HAD NOTED THE SHADOW BUT THE SORCERESS SAID TO THEM REMAIN PERFECTLY QUIET ALL OF YOU FOR THE OLD WITCH IS EVEN NOW WITH US IN THIS TENT AND I HOPE TO CAPTURE HER THESE WORDS SO ALARMED MOMBY THAT SHE QUICKLY TRANSFORMED HERSELF FROM A SHADOW TO A BLACK ANT IN WHICH SHAPE SHE CRAWLED ALONG THE GROUND SEEKING A CRACK OR CREVICE IN WHICH TO HIDE HER TINY BODY
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