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Sure enough; the red houses and fences and trees indicated they were within the domain of Glinda the Good; and presently, as they glided rapidly on, the Tin Woodman recognized the roads and buildings they passed, and altered slightly the flight of the Gump so that they might reach the palace of the celebrated Sorceress. [Illustration: image264] "Good!" cried the Scarecrow, delightedly. "We do not need the lost Wishing Pills now, for we have arrived at our destination." SURE ENOUGH THE RED HOUSES AND FENCES AND TREES INDICATED THEY WERE WITHIN THE DOMAIN OF GLINDA THE GOOD AND PRESENTLY AS THEY GLIDED RAPIDLY ON THE TIN WOODMAN RECOGNIZED THE ROADS AND BUILDINGS THEY PASSED AND ALTERED SLIGHTLY THE FLIGHT OF THE GUMP SO THAT THEY MIGHT REACH THE PALACE OF THE CELEBRATED SORCERESS GOOD CRIED THE SCARECROW DELIGHTEDLY WE DO NOT NEED THE LOST WISHING PILLS NOW FOR WE HAVE ARRIVED AT OUR DESTINATION
d, carrying them they knew not where. “I must have left the pepper-box in the Jackdaws’ nest,” said the Scarecrow, at length. “It is a great misfortune,” the Tin Woodman declared. “But we are no worse off than before we discovered the Wishing Pills.” “We are better off,” replied Tip. “for the one pill we used has enabled us to escape from that horrible nest.” “Yet the loss of the other two is serious, and I deserve a good scolding for my carelessness,” the Scarecrow rejoined, penitently. “For in such an unusual party as this accidents are liable to happen any moment, and even now we may be approaching a new danger.” No one dared contradict this, and a dismal silence ensued. The Gump flew steadily on. Suddenly Tip uttered an exclamation of surprise. “We must have reached the South Country,” he cried, “for below us everything is red!” Immediately they all leaned over the backs of the sofas to look—all except Jack, who was too careful of his pumpkin head to risk its slipping off his neck. RED ENTIRELY AND STILL THE GUMP FLEW ONWARD CARRYING THEM THEY KNEW NOT WHERE I MUST HAVE LEFT THE PEPPER BOX IN THE JACKDAW'S NEST SAID THE SCARECROW AT LENGTH IT IS A GREAT MISFORTUNE THE TIN WOODMAN DECLARED BUT WE ARE NO WORSE OFF THAN BEFORE WE DISCOVERED THE WISHING PILLS WE ARE BETTER OFF REPLIED TIP FOR THE ONE PILL WE USED HAS ENABLED US TO ESCAPE FROM THAT HORRIBLE NEST YET THE LOSS OF THE OTHER TWO IS SERIOUS AND I DESERVE A GOOD SCOLDING FOR MY CARELESSNESS THE SCARECROW REJOINED PENITENTLY FOR IN SUCH AN UNUSUAL PARTY AS THIS ACCIDENTS ARE LIABLE TO HAPPEN AT ANY MOMENT AND EVEN NOW WE MAY BE APPROACHING A NEW DANGER NO ONE DARED CONTRADICT THIS AND A DISMAL SILENCE ENSUED THE GUMP FLEW STEADILY ON SUDDENLY TIP UTTERED AN EXCLAMATION OF SURPRISE WE MUST HAVE REACHED THE SOUTH COUNTRY HE CRIED FOR BELOW US EVERYTHING IS RED IMMEDIATELY THEY ALL LEANED OVER THE BACKS OF THE SOFAS TO LOOK ALL EXCEPT JACK WHO WAS TOO CAREFUL OF HIS PUMPKINHEAD TO RISK ITS SLIPPING OFF HIS NECK
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