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20. The Monkeys Have Trouble
Theothersnevermissedheruntiltheystoppedforlunch,andthenitwastoolatetohuntforher.
"Is’pectshe’sgonesomewheretocleanherself,"saidDorothy.
"Nevermind,"repliedtheWizard."Perhapsthisglasscreaturehasbeenpunishedenough,andwemustnotforgetshesavedbothTrotandCap’nBill."
"Afterfirstleading’emontoanenchantedisland,"addedDorothy."ButIthink,asyoudo,thattheGlassCatispunishedenough,andp’rapsshewon’ttrytopullthemonkeys’tailsagain."
TheGlassCatdidnotrejointhepartyoftravelers.Shewasstillresentful,andtheymovedtooslowlytosuither,besides.WhentheyarrivedattheRoyalPalace,oneofthefirstthingstheysawwastheGlassCatcurleduponabenchasbrightandcleanandtransparentasever.Butshepretendednottonoticethem,andtheypassedherbywithoutremark.
