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Then, swinging his axe in a great circle to right and left before him, he advanced upon the gate, and the others followed him without hesitation. The girls, who had expected no resistance whatever, were terrified by the sweep of the glittering axe and fled screaming into the city; so that our travelers passed the gates in safety and marched down the green marble pavement of the wide street toward the royal palace. THEN SWINGING HIS AXE IN A GREAT CIRCLE TO RIGHT AND LEFT BEFORE HIM HE ADVANCED UPON THE GATE AND THE OTHERS FOLLOWED HIM WITHOUT HESITATION THE GIRLS WHO HAD EXPECTED NO RESISTANCE WHATEVER WERE TERRIFIED BY THE SWEEP OF THE GLITTERING AXE AND FLED SCREAMING INTO THE CITY SO THAT OUR TRAVELLERS PASSED THE GATES IN SAFETY AND MARCHED DOWN THE GREEN MARBLE PAVEMENT OF THE WIDE STREET TOWARD THE ROYAL PALACE
l obstacles that seemed to oppose us.” Indeed, the walls of the City were plainly visible, and the Queen of the Field Mice, who had guided them so faithfully, came near to bid them good-bye. “We are very grateful to your Majesty for your kind assistance,” said the Tin Woodman, bowing before the pretty creature. “I am always pleased to be of service to my friends,” answered the Queen, and in a flash she had darted away upon her journey home. [Illustration: image188] [Illustration: image189] The Prisoners of the Queen Approaching the gateway of the Emerald City the travelers found it guarded by two girls of the Army of Revolt, who opposed their entrance by drawing the knitting-needles from their hair and threatening to prod the first that came near. But the Tin Woodman was not afraid. “At the worst they can but scratch my beautiful nickel-plate,” he said. “But there will be no ‘worst,’ for I think I can manage to frighten these absurd soldiers very easily. Follow me closely, all of you!”  THIS IS A LIBERVOX RECORDING ALL LIVERPOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBERVOX DAT ORG THE MARVELOUS LAND OF OZ BY L FRANK BAUM CHAPTER FIFTEEN THE PRISONERS OF THE QUEEN APPROACHING THE GATEWAY OF THE EMERALD CITY THE TRAVELLERS FOUND IT GUARDED BY TWO GIRLS OF THE ARMY OF REVOLT WHO OPPOSED THEIR ENTRANCE BY DRAWING THE KNITTING NEEDLES FROM THEIR HAIR AND THREATENING TO PROD THE FIRST THAT CAME NEAR BUT THE TIN WOODMAN WAS NOT AFRAID AT THE WORST THEY CAN BUT SCRATCH MY BEAUTIFUL NICKEL PLATE HE SAID BUT THERE WILL BE NO WORST FOR I THINK I CAN MANAGE TO FRIGHTEN THESE ABSURD SOLDIERS VERY EASILY FOLLOW ME CLOSELY ALL OF YOU
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