Дороти и Волшебник в стране Оз

15. Old Friends are Reunited

           ,becausetheotherinitialswereP-I-N-H-E-A-D;andthatspelled’pinhead,’whichwasareflectiononmyintelligence."

           "Surelynoonecouldblameyouforcuttingyournameshort,"saidOzma,sympathetically."Butdidn’tyoucutitalmosttooshort?"

           "Perhapsso,"repliedtheWizard."WhenayoungmanIranawayfromhomeandjoinedacircus.IusedtocallmyselfaWizard,anddotricksofventriloquism."

           "Whatdoesthatmean?"askedthePrincess.

           "ThrowingmyvoiceintoanyobjectIpleased,tomakeitappearthattheobjectwasspeakinginsteadofme.AlsoIbegantomakeballoonascensions.OnmyballoonandonalltheotherarticlesIusedinthecircusIpaintedthetwoinitials:’O.Z.’,toshowthatthosethingsbelongedtome.

           "Onedaymyballoonranawaywithmeandbroughtmeacrossthedesertstothisbeautifulcountry.Whenthepeoplesawmecomefromtheskytheynaturallythoughtmesomesuperiorcreature,andboweddownbeforeme.ItoldthemIwasaWizard,andshowedthemsomeeasytricksthatamazedthem;andwhentheysawtheinitialspaintedontheballoontheycalledmeOz."

           "NowIbegintounderstand,"saidthePrincess,smiling.

           "Atthattime,"continuedtheWizard,busilyeatinghissoupwhiletalking,"therewerefourseparatecountriesinthisLand,eachoneofthefourbeingruledbyaWitch.ButthepeoplethoughtmypowerwasgreaterthanthatoftheWitches;andperhapstheWitchesthoughtsotoo,fortheyneverdaredopposeme.

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