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"Dear me! What an extraordinary idea!" cried the Emperor, who was both shocked and surprised. DEAR ME WHAT AN EXTRAORDINARY IDEA CRIED THE EMPEROR WHO WAS BOTH SHOCKED AND SURPRISED
lies, but covers very neatly the patch made by the Wonderful Wizard when he placed that valued organ in my breast with his own skillful hands.” “Is your heart, then, a hand-organ?” asked the Pumpkinhead, curiously. “By no means,” responded the emperor, with dignity. “It is, I am convinced, a strictly orthodox heart, although somewhat larger and warmer than most people possess.” Then he turned to the Scarecrow and asked: “Are your subjects happy and contented, my dear friend?” “I cannot, say” was the reply. “for the girls of Oz have risen in revolt and driven me out of the emerald City.” “Great Goodness!” cried the Tin Woodman, “What a calamity! They surely do not complain of your wise and gracious rule?” “No; but they say it is a poor rule that don’t work both ways,” answered the Scarecrow; “and these females are also of the opinion that men have ruled the land long enough. So they have captured my city, robbed the treasury of all its jewels, and are running things to suit themselves.” BREAST IT NOT ONLY INDICATES WHERE MY EXCELLENT HEART LIES BUT COVERS VERY NEATLY THE PATCH MADE BY THE WONDERFUL WIZARD WHEN HE PLACED THAT VALUED ORGAN IN MY BREAST WITH HIS SKILFUL HAND IS YOUR HEART THEN A HAND ORGAN ASKED THE PUMPKINHEAD CURIOUSLY BY NO MEANS RESPONDED THE EMPEROR WITH DIGNITY IT IS I AM CONVINCED A STRICTLY ORTHODOX HEART ALTHOUGH SOMEWHAT LARGER AND WARMER THAN MOST PEOPLE POSSESS THEN HE TURNED TO THE SCARECROW AND ASKED ARE YOUR SUBJECTS HAPPY AND CONTENTED MY DEAR FRIEND I CANNOT SAY WAS THE REPLY FOR THE GIRLS OF OZ HAVE RISEN IN REVOLT AND DRIVEN ME OUT OF THE EMERALD CITY GREAT GOODNESS CRIED THE TIN WOODMAN WHAT A CALAMITY THEY SURELY DO NOT COMPLAIN OF YOUR WISE AND GRACIOUS RULE NO BUT THEY SAY IT IS A POOR RULE THAT DON'T WORK BOTH WAYS ANSWERED THE SCARECROW AND THESE FEMALES ARE ALSO OF THE OPINION THAT MEN HAVE RULED THE LAND LONG ENOUGH SO THEY HAVE CAPTURED MY CITY AND ROBBED THE TREASURY OF ALL ITS JEWELS AND ARE RUNNING THINGS TO SUIT THEMSELVES
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