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The first act of the Witch was to make the boy drink a potion which quickly sent him into a deep and dreamless sleep. Then the Tin Woodman and the Woggle Bug bore him gently to the couch, placed him upon the soft cushions, and drew the gossamer hangings to shut him from all earthly view. THE FIRST ACT OF THE WITCH WAS TO MAKE THE BOY DRINK A POTION WHICH QUICKLY SENT HIM INTO A DEEP AND DREAMLESS SLEEP THEN THE TIN WOODMAN AND THE WOGGLE BUG BORE HIM GENTLY TO THE COUCH PLACED HIM UPON THE SOFT CUSHIONS AND DREW THE GOSSAMER HANGINGS TO SHUT HIM FROM ALL EARTHLY VIEW
ly,” said the Sorceress, “that is beyond my magic. I never deal in transformations, for they are not honest, and no respectable sorceress likes to make things appear to be what they are not. Only unscrupulous witches use the art, and therefore I must ask Mombi to effect your release from her charm, and restore you to your proper form. It will be the last opportunity she will have to practice magic.” Now that the truth about Princes Ozma had been discovered, Mombi did not care what became of Tip; but she feared Glinda’s anger, and the boy generously promised to provide for Mombi in her old age if he became the ruler of the Emerald City. So the Witch consented to effect the transformation, and preparations for the event were at once made. Glinda ordered her own royal couch to be placed in the center of the tent. It was piled high with cushions covered with rose-colored silk, and from a golden railing above hung many folds of pink gossamer, completely concealing the interior of the couch. TO A BOY AGAIN REALLY SAID THE SORCERESS THAT IS BEYOND MY MAGIC I NEVER DEAL IN TRANSFORMATIONS FOR THEY ARE NOT HONEST AND NO RESPECTABLE SORCERESS LIKES TO MAKE THINGS APPEAR TO BE WHAT THEY ARE NOT ONLY UNSCRUPULOUS WITCHES USE THE ART AND THEREFORE I MUST ASK MAMBIE TO EFFECT YOUR RELEASE FROM HER CHARM AND RESTORE YOU TO YOUR PROPER FORM IT WILL BE THE LAST OPPORTUNITY SHE WILL HAVE TO PRACTISE MAGIC NOW THAT THE TRUTH ABOUT PRINCESS OZMA HAD BEEN DISCOVERED MAMBIE DID NOT CARE WHAT BECAME OF TIP BUT SHE FEARED GLINDA'S ANGER AND THE BOY GENEROUSLY PROMISED TO PROVIDE FOR MAMBIE IN HER OLD AGE IF HE BECAME THE RULER OF THE EMERALD CITY SO THE WITCH CONSENTED TO EFFECT THE TRANSFORMATION AND PREPARATIONS FOR THE EVENT WERE AT ONCE MADE GLINDA ORDERED HER OWN ROYAL COUCH TO BE PLACED IN THE CENTER OF THE TENT IT WAS PILED HIGH WITH CUSHIONS COVERED WITH ROSE COLORED SILK AND FROM A GOLDEN RAILING ABOVE HUNG MANY FOLDS OF PINK GOSSAMER COMPLETELY CONCEALING THE INTERIOR OF THE COUCH
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