. The marvelous land of Oz; being an account of the further adventures of the Scarecrow and Tin Woodman ... a sequel to the Wizard of Oz . The Witch was at first frightened at finding her-self captured by the enemy; but soon she decidedthat she was exactly as safe in the Tin Woodmansbutton-hole as growing upon the bush. For no oneknew the rose and Mombi to be one, and now thatshe was without the gates of the City her chances ofescaping altogether from Glinda were much improved. But there is no hurry, thought Mombi. I willwait awhile and enjoy the humiliation of this Sor-ceress when she finds I
. The marvelous land of Oz; being an account of the further adventures of the Scarecrow and Tin Woodman ... a sequel to the Wizard of Oz . The Witch was at first frightened at finding her-self captured by the enemy; but soon she decidedthat she was exactly as safe in the Tin Woodmansbutton-hole as growing upon the bush. For no oneknew the rose and Mombi to be one, and now thatshe was without the gates of the City her chances ofescaping altogether from Glinda were much improved. But there is no hurry, thought Mombi. I willwait awhile and enjoy the humiliation of this Sor-ceress when she finds I have outwitted her. So throughout the night the rose lay quietly on theWoodmans bosom, and in the morning, when Glindasummoned our friends to a consultation, Nick Chop-per carried his pretty flower with him to the whitesilk tent. 257 For some reason, said Glinda, uwe have failedto find this cunning old Mombi; so I fear our expe-dition will prove a failure. And for that I am sorry,because without our assistance little Ozma will neverbe rescued and restored to her rightful position asQueen of the Emerald City. Do not let us give up so easily, said the Pump-kinhead. Let us do something else. Something else must really be done, repliedGlinda, with a smile; yet I cannot understand howI have been defeated so easily by an old Witch whoknows far less of magic than I do myself. While we are on the ground I believe it wouldbe wise for us to conquer the Emerald City for Prin-cess Ozma, and find the girl afterward, said theScarecrow. And while the girl remains hidden Iwill gladly rule in her place, for I understand thebusiness of ruling much better than Jinjur does. 258 The Transformation of Old Mombi But I have promised not to molest Jinjur, ob-jected Glinda. Suppose you all return with me to my kingdom— or Empire, rather,
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