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As for the Saw Horse, he looked to be nothing more than an animated chunk of wood; and he bowed so stiffly that his head bumped against the floor, causing a ripple of laughter among the soldiers, in which Glinda frankly joined. AS FOR THE SAW HORSE HE LOOKED TO BE NOTHING MORE THAN AN ANIMATED CHUNK OF WOOD AND HE BOWED SO STIFFLY THAT HIS HEAD BUMPED AGAINST THE FLOOR CAUSING A RIPPLE OF LAUGHTER AMONG THE SOLDIERS IN WHICH GLINDA FRANKLY JOINED
turned the Captain; “for she saw you coming long before you arrived.” “That is strange!” said Tip, wondering. “Not at all,” answered the Scarecrow, “for Glinda the Good is a mighty Sorceress, and nothing that goes on in the Land of Oz escapes her notice. I suppose she knows why we came as well as we do ourselves.” “Then what was the use of our coming?” asked Jack, stupidly. “To prove you are a Pumpkinhead!” retorted the Scarecrow. “But, if the Sorceress expects us, we must not keep her waiting.” So they all clambered out of the sofas and followed the Captain toward the palace—even the Saw-Horse taking his place in the queer procession. Upon her throne of finely wrought gold sat Glinda, and she could scarcely repress a smile as her peculiar visitors entered and bowed before her. Both the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman she knew and liked; but the awkward Pumpkinhead and Highly Magnified Woggle-Bug were creatures she had never seen before, and they seemed even more curious than the others. W WITHIN HER PALACE AWAITING YOU RETURNED THE CAPTAIN FOR SHE SAW YOU COMING LONG BEFORE YOU ARRIVED THAT IS STRANGE SAID TIP WONDERING NOT AT ALL ANSWERED THE SCARECROW FOR GLINDA THE GOOD IS A MIGHTY SORCERESS AND NOTHING THAT GOES ON IN THE LAND OF OZ ESCAPES HER NOTICE I SUPPOSE SHE KNOWS WHY WE CAME AS WELL AS WE DO OURSELVES THEN WHAT WAS THE USE OF OUR COMING ASKED JACQUES STUPIDLY TO PROVE YOU ARE A PUMPKINHEAD RETORTED THE SCARECROW BUT IF THE SORCERESS EXPECTS US WE MUST NOT KEEP HER WAITING SO THEY ALL CLAMBERED OUT OF THE SOFAS AND FOLLOWED THE CAPTAIN TOWARD THE PALACE EVEN THE SAW HORSE TAKING HIS PLACE IN THE QUEER PROCESSION UPON HER THRONE OF FINELY WROUGHT GOLD SAT GLINDA AND SHE COULD SCARCELY REPRESS A SMILE AS HER PECULIAR VISITORS ENTERED AND BOWED BEFORE HER BOTH THE SCARECROW AND THE TIN WOODMAN SHE KNEW AND LIKED BUT THE AWKWARD PUMPKINHEAD AND HIGHLY MAGNIFIED WOGGLE BUG WERE CREATURES SHE HAD NEVER SEEN BEFORE AND THEY SEEMED EVEN MORE CURIOUS THAN THE OTHERS
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