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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." 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
tain you in my castle, where there is room enough and to spare. And if any of you wish to be nickel-plated, my valet will do it free of all expense.” While the Woodman was speaking Glinda’s eyes had been noting the rose in his button-hole, and now she imagined she saw the big red leaves of the flower tremble slightly. This quickly aroused her suspicions, and in a moment more the Sorceress had decided that the seeming rose was nothing else than a transformation 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. PLEASURE TO ENTERTAIN YOU IN MY CASTLE WHERE THERE IS ROOM ENOUGH AND TO SPARE AND IF ANY OF YOU WISH TO BE NICKEL PLATED MY VALET WILL DO IT FREE OF ALL EXPENSE WHILE THE WOODMAN WAS SPEAKING GLINDA'S EYES HAD BEEN NOTING THE ROSE IN HIS BUTTONHOLE AND NOW SHE IMAGINED SHE SAW THE BIG RED LEAVES OF THE FLOWER TREMBLE SLIGHTLY THIS QUICKLY AROUSED HER SUSPICIONS AND IN A MOMENT MORE THE SORCERESS HAD DECIDED THAT THE SEEMING ROSE WAS NOTHING ELSE 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
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