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"Well," said the Scarecrow, after a moment's thought, "I don't mind much the loss of my throne, for it's a tiresome job to rule over the Emerald City. And this crown is so heavy that it makes my head ache. But I hope the Conquerors have no intention of injuring me, just because I happen to be the King." WELL SAID THE SCARECROW AFTER A MOMENT'S THOUGHT I DON'T MIND THE LOSS OF MY THRONE FOR IT'S A TIRESOME JOB TO RULE OVER THE EMERALD CITY AND THIS CROWN IS SO HEAVY THAT IT MAKES MY HEAD ACHE BUT I HOPE THE CONQUERORS HAVE NO INTENTION OF INJURING ME JUST BECAUSE I HAPPEN TO BE THE KING
o look at the Scarecrow with wondering eyes. His Majesty continued to throw the quoits as coolly as if no danger threatened his throne, but the Pumpkinhead, having caught sight of Tip, ambled toward the boy as fast as his wooden legs would go. “Good afternoon, noble parent!” he cried, delightedly. “I’m glad to see you are here. That terrible Saw-Horse ran away with me.” “I suspected it,” said Tip. “Did you get hurt? Are you cracked at all?” “No, I arrived safely,” answered Jack, “and his Majesty has been very kind indeed to me.” At this moment the Soldier with the Green Whiskers returned, and the Scarecrow asked: “By the way, who has conquered me?” “A regiment of girls, gathered from the four corners of the Land of Oz,” replied the Soldier, still pale with fear. “But where was my Standing Army at the time?” inquired his Majesty, looking at the Soldier, gravely. “Your Standing Army was running,” answered the fellow, honestly; “for no man could face the terrible weapons of the invaders.” P WHO HAD ARRIVED AT HIS HEELS REMAINED IN THE COURTYARD TO LOOK AT THE SCARECROW WITH WONDERING EYES HIS MAJESTY CONTINUED TO THROW THE QUOITS AS COOLLY AS IF NO DANGER THREATENED HIS THRONE BUT THE PUMPKINHEAD HAVING CAUGHT SIGHT OF TIP AMBLED TOWARD THE BOY AS FAST AS HIS WOODEN LEGS WOULD GO GOOD AFTERNOON NOBLE PARENT HE CRIED DELIGHTEDLY I'M GLAD TO SEE YOU ARE HERE THAT TERRIBLE SAW HORSE RAN AWAY WITH ME I SUSPECTED IT SAID TIP DID YOU GET HURT ARE YOU CRACKED AT ALL NO I ARRIVE SAFELY ANSWERED JACK AND HIS MAJESTY HAS BEEN VERY KIND INDEED TO ME AT THIS MOMENT THE SOLDIER WITH THE GREEN WHISKERS RETURNED AND THE SCARECROW ASKED BY THE WAY WHO HAS CONQUERED ME A REGIMENT OF GIRLS GATHERED FROM THE FOUR CORNERS OF THE LAND OF OZ REPLIED THE SOLDIER STILL PALE WITH FEAR BUT WHERE WAS MY STANDING ARMY AT THE TIME INQUIRED HIS MAJESTY LOOKING AT THE SOLDIER GRAVELY YOUR STANDING ARMY WAS RUNNING ANSWERED THE FELLOW HONESTLY FOR NO MAN COULD FACE THE TERRIBLE WEAPONS OF THE INVADERS
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