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"Then you have told me a falsehood!" cried Glinda, angrily. "Only when the truth is spoken will my magic pearl remain a pure white in color." THEN YOU HAVE TOLD ME A FALSEHOOD CRIED GLINDA ANGRILY ONLY WHEN THE TRUTH IS SPOKEN WILL MY MAGIC PEARL REMAIN PURE WHITE IN COLOUR
e.” Mombi cast an uneasy glance at the Sorceress, and saw that she was in earnest, and not to be trifled with. So she replied, slowly: “I will answer your questions.” “That is what I expected,” said Glinda, pleasantly. “You have chosen wisely, I assure you.” She then motioned to one of her Captains, who brought her a beautiful golden casket. From this the Sorceress drew an immense white pearl, attached to a slender chain which she placed around her neck in such a way that the pearl rested upon her bosom, directly over her heart. “Now,” said she, “I will ask my first question: Why did the Wizard pay you three visits?” “Because I would not come to him,” answered Mombi. “That is no answer,” said Glinda, sternly. “Tell me the truth.” “Well,” returned Mombi, with downcast eyes, “he visited me to learn the way I make tea-biscuits.” “Look up!” commanded the Sorceress. Mombi obeyed. “What is the color of my pearl?” demanded Glinda. “Why—it is black!” replied the old Witch, in a tone of wonder. POWERS IF YOU TELL ME THE TRUTH BUT I THINK YOU WILL PREFER TO LIVE MAMMY CAST AN UNEASY GLANCE AT THE SORCERESS AND SAW THAT SHE WAS IN EARNEST AND NOT TO BE TRIFLED WITH SO SHE REPLIED SLOWLY I WILL ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS THAT IS WHAT I EXPECTED SAID GLINDA PLEASANTLY YOU HAVE CHOSEN WISELY I ASSURE YOU SHE THEN MOTIONED TO ONE OF HER CAPTAINS WHO BROUGHT HER A BEAUTIFUL GOLDEN CASKET FROM THIS THE SORCERESS DREW AN IMMENSE WHITE PEARL ATTACHED TO A SLENDER CHAIN WHICH SHE PLACED AROUND HER NECK IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE PEARL RESTED UPON HER BOSOM DIRECTLY OVER HER HEART NOW SHE SAID I WILL ASK MY FIRST QUESTION WHY DID THE WIZARD PAY YOU THREE VISITS BECAUSE I WOULD NOT COME TO HIM ANSWERED MOMBY THAT IS NO ANSWER SAID GLINDA STERNLY TELL ME THE TRUTH WELL RETURNED MOMBY WITH DOWNCAST EYES HE VISITED ME TO LEARN THE WAY I MAKE TEA BISCUITS LOOK UP COMMANDED THE SORCERESS MOMBY OBEYED WHAT IS THE COLOR OF MY PEARL DEMANDED GLINDA WHY IT IS BLACK REPLIED THE OLD WITCH IN A TONE OF WONDER
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