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On the following morning they again appeared before Glinda, who said to them: "I have searched carefully through the records of the Wizard's actions, and among them I can find but three that appear to have been suspicious. He ate beans with a knife, made three secret visits to old Mombi, and limped slightly on his left foot." ON THE FOLLOWING MORNING THEY AGAIN APPEARED BEFORE GLINDA WHO SAID TO THEM I HAVE SEARCHED CAREFULLY THROUGH THE RECORDS OF THE WIZARD'S ACTIONS AND AMONG THEM I CAN FIND BUT THREE THAT APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN SUSPICIOUS HE ATE BEANS WITH A KNIFE MADE THREE SECRET VISITS TO OLD MOMBY AND LIMPED SLIGHTLY ON HIS LEFT FOOT
his girl Ozma so securely that no one can find her?” “I—I give it up!” replied the Woggle-Bug, meekly. “That is the most sensible speech you’ve made,” said the Tin Woodman. “I must really make another effort to discover where this girl is hidden,” resumed the Sorceress, thoughtfully. “I have in my library a book in which is inscribed every action of the Wizard while he was in our land of Oz—or, at least, every action that could be observed by my spies. This book I will read carefully tonight, and try to single out the acts that may guide us in discovering the lost Ozma. In the meantime, pray amuse yourselves in my palace and command my servants as if they were your own. I will grant you another audience tomorrow.” [Illustration: image271] With this gracious speech Glinda dismissed the adventurers, and they wandered away through the beautiful gardens, where they passed several hours enjoying all the delightful things with which the Queen of the Southland had surrounded her royal palace. AS A GREAT WIZARD HOW LET ME ASK COULD HE HAVE HIDDEN THIS GIRL OZMA SO SECURELY THAT NO ONE CAN FIND HER I I GIVE UP REPLIED THE WOGGLE BUG MEEKLY THAT IS THE MOST SENSIBLE SPEECH YOU'VE MADE SAID THE TIN WOODMAN I MUST REALLY MAKE ANOTHER EFFORT TO DISCOVER WHERE THIS GIRL IS HIDDEN RESUMED THE SORCERESS THOUGHTFULLY I HAVE IN MY LIBRARY A BOOK IN WHICH IS INSCRIBED EVERY ACTION OF THE WIZARD WHILE HE WAS IN OUR LAND OF OZ OR AT LEAST EVERY ACTION THAT COULD BE OBSERVED BY MY SPIES THIS BOOK I WILL READ CAREFULLY TO NIGHT AND TRY TO SINGLE OUT THE ACTS THAT MAY GUIDE US TO DISCOVERING THE LOST OZMA IN THE MEANTIME PRAY AMUSE YOURSELVES IN MY PALACE AND COMMAND MY SERVANTS AS IF THEY WERE YOUR OWN I WILL GRANT YOU ANOTHER AUDIENCE TO MORROW WITH THIS GRACIOUS SPEECH GLINDA DISMISSED THE ADVENTURERS AND THEY WANDERED AWAY THROUGH THE BEAUTIFUL GARDENS WHERE THEY PASSED SEVERAL HOURS ENJOYING ALL THE DELIGHTFUL THINGS WITH WHICH THE QUEEN OF THE SOUTHLAND HAD SURROUNDED HER ROYAL PALACE
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