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"Glinda is now within her palace, awaiting you," returned the Captain; "for she saw you coming long before you arrived." GLINDA IS NOW WITHIN HER PALACE AWAITING YOU RETURNED THE CAPTAIN FOR SHE SAW YOU COMING LONG BEFORE YOU ARRIVED
n lawn close by a fountain which sent sprays of flashing gems, instead of water, high into the air, whence they fell with a soft, tinkling sound into the carved marble basin placed to receive them. Everything was very gorgeous in Glinda’s gardens, and while our voyagers gazed about with admiring eyes a company of soldiers silently appeared and surrounded them. But these soldiers of the great Sorceress were entirely different from those of Jinjur’s Army of Revolt, although they were likewise girls. For Glinda’s soldiers wore neat uniforms and bore swords and spears; and they marched with a skill and precision that proved them well trained in the arts of war. The Captain commanding this troop—which was Glinda’s private Body Guard—recognized the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman at once, and greeted them with respectful salutations. “Good day!” said the Scarecrow, gallantly removing his hat, while the Woodman gave a soldierly salute; “we have come to request an audience with your fair Ruler.” NG UPON A VELVETY GREEN LAWN CLOSE BY A FOUNTAIN WHICH SENT SPRAYS OF FLASHING GEMS INSTEAD OF WATER HIGH INTO THE AIR WHENCE THEY FELL WITH A SOFT TINKLING SOUND INTO THE CARVED MARBLE BASIN PLACED TO RECEIVE THEM EVERYTHING WAS VERY GORGEOUS IN GLINDA'S GARDENS AND WHILE OUR VOYAGERS GAZED ABOUT WITH ADMIRING EYES A COMPANY OF SOLDIERS SILENTLY APPEARED AND SURROUNDED THEM BUT THESE SOLDIERS OF THE GREAT SORCERESS WERE ENTIRELY DIFFERENT FROM THOSE OF GINGER'S ARMY OF REVOLT ALTHOUGH THEY WERE LIKEWISE GIRLS FOR GLINDA'S SOLDIERS WORE NEAT UNIFORMS AND BORE SWORDS AND SPEARS AND THEY MARCHED WITH A SKILL AND PRECISION THAT PROVED THEM WELL TRAINED IN THE ARTS OF WAR THE CAPTAIN COMMANDING THIS TROOP WHICH WAS GLINDA'S PRIVATE BODY GUARD RECOGNIZED THE SCARECROW AND THE TIN WOODMAN AT ONCE AND GREETED THEM WITH RESPECTFUL SALUTATIONS GOOD DAY SAID THE SCARECROW GALLANTLY REMOVING HIS HAT WHILE THE WOODMAN GAVE A SOLDIERLY SALUTE WE HAVE COME TO REQUEST AN AUDIENCE WITH YOUR FAIR RULER
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