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Glinda ordered her own royal couch to be placed in the center of the tent. It was piled high with cushions covered with rose colored silk, and from a golden railing above hung many folds of pink gossamer, completely concealing the interior of the couch. GLINDA ORDERED HER OWN ROYAL COUCH TO BE PLACED IN THE CENTER OF THE TENT IT WAS PILED HIGH WITH CUSHIONS COVERED WITH ROSE COLORED SILK AND FROM A GOLDEN RAILING ABOVE HUNG MANY FOLDS OF PINK GOSSAMER COMPLETELY CONCEALING THE INTERIOR OF THE COUCH
I shall not be sorry to escape the relationship.” Then he added, hesitatingly, as he turned to Glinda: “I might try it for awhile,-just to see how it seems, you know. But if I don’t like being a girl you must promise to change me into a boy again.” “Really,” said the Sorceress, “that is beyond my magic. I never deal in transformations, for they are not honest, and no respectable sorceress likes to make things appear to be what they are not. Only unscrupulous witches use the art, and therefore I must ask Mombi to effect your release from her charm, and restore you to your proper form. It will be the last opportunity she will have to practice magic.” Now that the truth about Princes Ozma had been discovered, Mombi did not care what became of Tip; but she feared Glinda’s anger, and the boy generously promised to provide for Mombi in her old age if he became the ruler of the Emerald City. So the Witch consented to effect the transformation, and preparations for the event were at once made. IN SPITE OF HIS ANXIETY AND I SHALL NOT BE SORRY TO ESCAPE THE RELATIONSHIP THEN HE ADDED HESITANTLY AS HE TURNED TO GLINDA I MIGHT TRY IT FOR A WHILE JUST TO SEE HOW IT SEEMS YOU KNOW BUT IF I DON'T LIKE BEING A GIRL YOU MUST PROMISE TO CHANGE ME INTO A BOY AGAIN REALLY SAID THE SORCERESS THAT IS BEYOND MY MAGIC I NEVER DEAL IN TRANSFORMATIONS FOR THEY ARE NOT HONEST AND NO RESPECTABLE SORCERESS LIKES TO MAKE THINGS APPEAR TO BE WHAT THEY ARE NOT ONLY UNSCRUPULOUS WITCHES USE THE ART AND THEREFORE I MUST ASK MAMBIE TO EFFECT YOUR RELEASE FROM HER CHARM AND RESTORE YOU TO YOUR PROPER FORM IT WILL BE THE LAST OPPORTUNITY SHE WILL HAVE TO PRACTISE MAGIC NOW THAT THE TRUTH ABOUT PRINCESS OZMA HAD BEEN DISCOVERED MAMBIE DID NOT CARE WHAT BECAME OF TIP BUT SHE FEARED GLINDA'S ANGER AND THE BOY GENEROUSLY PROMISED TO PROVIDE FOR MAMBIE IN HER OLD AGE IF HE BECAME THE RULER OF THE EMERALD CITY SO THE WITCH CONSENTED TO EFFECT THE TRANSFORMATION AND PREPARATIONS FOR THE EVENT WERE AT ONCE MADE
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