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"The throne belongs to whoever is able to take it," answered Jinjur, as she slowly ate another caramel. "I have taken it, as you see; so just now I am the Queen, and all who oppose me are guilty of treason, and must be punished by the law you have just mentioned." THE THRONE BELONGS TO WHOEVER IS ABLE TO TAKE IT ANSWERED GINGER AS SHE SLOWLY ATE ANOTHER CARMEL I HAVE TAKEN IT AS YOU SEE SO JUST NOW I AM THE QUEEN AND ALL WHO OPPOSE ME ARE GUILTY OF TREASON AND MUST BE PUNISHED BY THE LAW YOU HAVE JUST MENTIONED
e been thickly crusted with emeralds but were now filled with tiny holes where the jewels had been ruthlessly torn from their settings by the Army of Revolt. And so far not a rebel barred their way. Through the arched hallways and into the magnificent throne room marched the Tin Woodman and his followers, and here, when the green silken curtains fell behind them, they saw a curious sight. Seated within the glittering throne was General Jinjur, with the Scarecrow’s second-best crown upon her head, and the royal sceptre in her right hand. A box of caramels, from which she was eating, rested in her lap, and the girl seemed entirely at ease in her royal surroundings. The Scarecrow stepped forward and confronted her, while the Tin Woodman leaned upon his axe and the others formed a half-circle back of his Majesty’s person. “How dare you sit in my throne?” demanded the Scarecrow, sternly eyeing the intruder. “Don’t you know you are guilty of treason, and that there is a law against treason?” E MARBLE STEPS WHICH HAD ONCE BEEN THICKLY CRUSTED WITH EMERALDS BUT WERE NOW FILLED WITH TINY HOLES WORTHY JEWELS HAD BEEN RUTHLESSLY TORN FROM THEIR SETTINGS BY THE ARMY OF REVOLT AND SO FAR NOT A REBEL BARRED THEIR WAY THROUGH THE ARCHED HALLWAYS AND INTO THE MAGNIFICENT THRONE ROOM MARCHED THE TIN WOODMAN AND HIS FOLLOWERS AND HERE WHEN THE GREEN SILKEN CURTAINS FELL BEHIND THEM THEY SAW A CURIOUS SIGHT SEATED WITHIN THE GLITTERING THRONE WAS GENERAL JINJUR WITH THE SCARECROW'S SECOND BEST CROWN UPON HER HEAD AND THE ROYAL SCEPTRE IN HER RIGHT HAND A BOX OF CARMALS FROM WHICH SHE WAS EATING RESTED IN HER LAP AND THE GIRL SEEMED ENTIRELY AT EASE IN HER ROYAL SURROUNDINGS THE SCARECROW STEPPED FORWARD AND CONFRONTED HER WHILE THE TIN WOODMAN LEANED UPON HIS AXE AND THE OTHERS FORMED A HALF CIRCLE BACK OF HIS MAJESTY'S PERSON HOW DARE YOU SIT IN MY THRONE DEMANDED THE SCARECROW STERNLY EYEING THE INTRUDER DON'T YOU KNOW YOU ARE GUILTY OF TREASON AND THAT THERE IS A LAW AGAINST TREASON
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