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They hovered over the palace, and soon perceived Jinjur reclining in a hammock in the courtyard, where she was comfortably reading a novel with a green cover and eating green chocolates, confident that the walls would protect her from her enemies. Obeying a quick command, the Gump alighted safely in this very courtyard, and before Jinjur had time to do more than scream, the Captain and three soldiers leaped out and made the former Queen a prisoner, locking strong chains upon both her wrists. THEY HOVERED OVER THE PALACE AND SOON PERCEIVED GINGER RECLINING IN A HAMMOCK IN THE COURTYARD WHERE SHE WAS COMFORTABLY READING A NOVEL WITH A GREEN COVER AND EATING GREEN CHOCOLATES CONFIDENT THAT THE WALLS WOULD PROTECT HER FROM HER ENEMIES OBEYING A QUICK COMMAND THE GUMP ALIGHTED SAFELY IN THIS VERY COURTYARD AND BEFORE GINGER HAD TIME TO DO MORE THAN SCREAM THE CAPTAIN AND THREE SOLDIERS LEAPED OUT AND MADE THE FORMER QUEEN A PRISONER LOCKING STRONG CHAINS UPON BOTH HER WRISTS
p thought, while the Woggle-Bug said, in his most positive tone: “We must lay siege to the city, and starve it into submission. It is the only thing we can do.” “Not so,” answered the Scarecrow. “We still have the Gump, and the Gump can still fly” The Sorceress turned quickly at this speech, and her face now wore a bright smile. “You are right,” she exclaimed, “and certainly have reason to be proud of your brains. Let us go to the Gump at once!” So they passed through the ranks of the army until they came to the place, near the Scarecrow’s tent, where the Gump lay. Glinda and Princess Ozma mounted first, and sat upon the sofas. Then the Scarecrow and his friends climbed aboard, and still there was room for a Captain and three soldiers, which Glinda considered sufficient for a guard. [Illustration: image305] Now, at a word from the Princess, the queer Thing they had called the Gump flopped its palm-leaf wings and rose into the air, carrying the party of adventurers high above the walls. BLE FINDING HER ADVANCE THUS BAFFLED GLINDA BENT HER BROWS IN DEEP THOUGHT WHILE THE WOGGLE BUG SAID IN HIS MOST POSITIVE TONE WE MUST LAY SIEGE TO THE CITY AND STARVE IT INTO A SUBMISSION IT IS THE ONLY THING WE CAN DO NOT SO ANSWERED THE SCARECROW WE STILL HAVE THE GUMP AND THE GUMP CAN STILL FLY THE SORCERESS TURNED QUICKLY AT THIS SPEECH AND HER FACE NOW WORE A BRIGHT SMILE YOU ARE RIGHT SHE EXCLAIMED AND CERTAINLY HAVE REASON TO BE PROUD OF YOUR BRAINS LET US GO TO THE GUMP AT ONCE SO THEY PASSED THROUGH THE RANKS OF THE ARMY UNTIL THEY CAME TO THE PLACE NEAR THE SCARECROW'S TENT WHERE THE GUM LAY GLINDA AND PRINCESS OZMA MOUNTED FIRST AND SAT UPON THE SOFAS THEN THE SCARECROW AND HIS FRIENDS CLIMBED ABOARD AND STILL THERE WAS ROOM FOR A CAPTAIN AND THREE SOLDIERS WHICH GLINDA CONSIDERED SUFFICIENT FOR A GUARD NOW AT A WORD FROM THE PRINCESS THE QUEER THING THEY CALLED THE GUMP FLOPPED ITS PALM LEAF WINGS AND ROSE INTO THE AIR CARRYING THE PARTY OF ADVENTURERS HIGH ABOVE THE WALLS
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