Дороти и Волшебник в стране Оз

2. The Glass City

           

           "We’vegottocometothebottomsometime,"remarkedZeb,withadeepsigh."Wecan’tkeepfallingforever,youknow."

           "Ofcoursenot,"saidDorothy."Wearesomewhereinthemiddleoftheearth,andthechancesarewe’llreachtheothersideofitbeforelong.Butit’sabighollow,isn’tit?"

           "Awfulbig!"answeredtheboy.

           "We’recomingtosomethingnow,"announcedthehorse.

           Atthistheybothputtheirheadsoverthesideofthebuggyandlookeddown.Yes;therewaslandbelowthem;andnotsoveryfaraway,either.Buttheywerefloatingvery,veryslowly—soslowlythatitcouldnolongerbecalledafall—andthechildrenhadampletimetotakeheartandlookaboutthem.

           Theysawalandscapewithmountainsandplains,lakesandrivers,verylikethoseupontheearth’ssurface;butallthescenewassplendidlycoloredbythevariegatedlightsfromthesixsuns.Hereandthereweregroupsofhousesthatseemedmadeofclearglass,becausetheysparkledsobrightly.

           "I’msureweareinnodanger,"saidDorothy,inasobervoice."Wearefallingsoslowlythatwecan’tbedashedtopieceswhenweland,andthiscountrythatwearecomingtoseemsquitepretty."

           "We’llnevergethomeagain,though!"declaredZeb,withagroan.

           "Oh,I’mnotsosureofthat,"repliedthegirl."Butdon’tletusworryoversuchthings,Zeb;wecan’thelpourselvesjustnow,youknow,andI’vealwaysbeentoldit’sfoolishtoborrowtrouble."

           Theboybecamesilent,havingnoreplytososensibleaspeech,andsoonbothwerefullyoccupiedinstaringatthestrangescenesspreadoutbelowthem.

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