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The army moved steadily on, but night had fallen before they came to the walls of the Emerald City. By the dim light of the new moon, however, Glinda's forces silently surrounded the city and pitched their tents of scarlet silk upon the greensward. THE ARMY MOVED STEADILY ON BUT NIGHT HAD FALLEN BEFORE THEY CAME TO THE WALLS OF THE EMERALD CITY BY THE DIM LIGHT OF THE NEW MOON HOWEVER GLINDA'S FORCES SILENTLY SURROUNDED THE CITY AND PITCHED THEIR TENTS OF SCARLET SILK UPON THE GREENSWARD
 Scarecrow and his comrades decided to ride in the Gump, in order to keep up with the swift march of the army; so, as soon as Glinda had started and her soldiers had marched away to the inspiring strains of music played by the royal band, our friends climbed into the sofas and followed. The Gump flew along slowly at a point directly over the palanquin in which rode the Sorceress. [Illustration: image278] “Be careful,” said the Tin Woodman to the Scarecrow, who was leaning far over the side to look at the army below. “You might fall.” “It wouldn’t matter,” remarked the educated Woggle-Bug. “he can’t get broke so long as he is stuffed with money.” “Didn’t I ask you” began Tip, in a reproachful voice. “You did!” said the Woggle-Bug, promptly. “And I beg your pardon. I will really try to restrain myself.” “You’d better,” declared the boy. “That is, if you wish to travel in our company.” “Ah! I couldn’t bear to part with you now,” murmured the Insect, feelingly; so Tip let the subject drop. NG HORIZONTAL BARS WHICH WERE BORNE UPON THE SHOULDERS OF TWELVE SERVANTS THE SCARECROW AND HIS COMRADES DECIDED TO RIDE IN THE GUMP IN ORDER TO KEEP UP WITH THE SWIFT MARCH OF THE ARMY SO AS SOON AS GLINDA HAD STARTED AND HER SOLDIERS HAD MARCHED AWAY TO THE INSPIRING STRAINS OF MUSIC PLAYED BY THE ROYAL BAND OUR FRIENDS CLIMBED INTO THE SOFAS AND FOLLOWED THE GUMP FLEW ALONG SLOWLY AT A POINT DIRECTLY OVER THE PALANQUIN IN WHICH RODE THE SORCERESS BE CAREFUL SAID THE TIN WOODMAN TO THE SCARECROW WHO WAS LEANING FAR OVER THE SIDE TO LOOK AT THE ARMY BELOW YOU MIGHT FALL IT WOULDN'T MATTER REMARKED THE EDUCATED WOGGLE BUG HE CAN'T GET BROKE AS LONG AS HE STUFFED WITH MONEY DIDN'T I ASK YOU BEGAN TIP IN A REPROACHFUL VOICE YOU DID SAID THE WOGGLE BUG PROMPTLY AND I BEG YOUR PARDON I WILL REALLY TRY TO RESTRAIN MYSELF YOU'D BETTER DECLARED THE BOY THAT IS IF YOU WISH TO TRAVEL IN OUR COMPANY AH I COULDN'T BEAR TO PART WITH YOU NOW MURMURED THE INSECT FEELINGLY SO TIP LET THE SUBJECT DROP
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