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"I see trouble ahead for all of us," muttered the old witch, after glancing into a magic mirror she carried in her pocket. "But we may even yet escape by deceiving this sorceress, clever as she thinks herself." I SEE TROUBLE AHEAD FOR ALL OF US MUTTERED THE OLD WITCH AFTER GLANCING INTO A MAGIC MIRROR SHE CARRIED IN HER POCKET BUT WE MAY EVEN YET ESCAPE BY DECEIVING THIS SORCERESS CLEVER AS SHE THINKS HERSELF
pair; “for how can our knitting-needles avail against the long spears and terrible swords of our foes?” “The best thing we can do,” said one of the girls, “is to surrender as quickly as possible, before we get hurt.” “Not so,” returned Jinjur, more bravely. “The enemy is still outside the walls, so we must try to gain time by engaging them in parley. Go you with a flag of truce to Glinda and ask her why she has dared to invade my dominions, and what are her demands.” So the girl passed through the gates, bearing a white flag to show she was on a mission of peace, and came to Glinda’s tent. “Tell your Queen,” said the Sorceress to the girl, “that she must deliver up to me old Mombi, to be my prisoner. If this is done I will not molest her farther.” [Illustration: image280] Now when this message was delivered to the Queen it filled her with dismay, for Mombi was her chief counsellor, and Jinjur was terribly afraid of the old hag. But she sent for Mombi, and told her what Glinda had said. NG DIRECTLY BEFORE THE GATES WE ARE SURELY LOST CRIED GINGER IN DESPAIR FOR HOW CAN OUR KNEADING NEEDLES AVAIL AGAINST THE LONG SPEARS AND TERRIBLE SWORDS OF OUR FOES THE BEST THING WE CAN DO SAID ONE OF THE GIRLS IS TO SURRENDER AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE BEFORE WE GET HURT NOT SO RETURNED GINGER MORE BRAVELY THE ENEMY IS STILL OUTSIDE THE WALLS SO WE MUST TRY TO GAIN TIME BY ENGAGING THEM IN PARLEY GO YOU WITH A FLAG OF TRUCE TO GLINDA AND ASK HER WHY SHE HAS DARED TO INVADE MY DOMINIONS AND WHAT ARE HER DEMANDS SO THE GIRL PASSED THROUGH THE GATES BEARING A WHITE FLAG TO SHOW SHE WAS ON A MISSION OF PEACE AND CAME TO GLINDA'S TENT TELL YOUR QUEEN SAID THE SORCERESS TO THE GIRL THAT SHE MUST DELIVER UP TO ME OLD MAMBY TO BE MY PRISONER IF THIS IS DONE I WILL NOT MOLEST HER FARTHER WHEN THIS MESSAGE WAS DELIVERED TO THE QUEEN IT FILLED HER WITH DISMAY FOR MUMBIE WAS HER CHIEF COUNSELLOR AND GINGER WAS TERRIBLY AFRAID OF THE OLD HAG BUT SHE SENT FOR MUMBIE AND TOLD HER WHAT GLINDA HAD SAID
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