Путешествие в Страну Оз
1. The Way to Butterfield
"Here’sthehighway.Nowit’sthesecond—no,thethirdturntotheleft—orelseit’sthefourth.Let’ssee.Thefirstoneisbytheelmtree,andthesecondisbythegopherholes;andthen—"
"Thenwhat?"heinquired,puttinghishandsinhiscoatpockets.Totograbbedafingerandbitit;theshaggymantookhishandoutofthatpocketquickly,andsaid"Oh!"
Dorothydidnotnotice.Shewasshadinghereyesfromthesunwithherarm,lookinganxiouslydowntheroad.
"Comeon,"shecommanded."It’sonlyalittlewayfarther,soImayaswellshowyou."
Afterawhile,theycametotheplacewherefiveroadsbranchedindifferentdirections;Dorothypointedtoone,andsaid:
"That’sit,ShaggyMan."
"I’mmuchobliged,miss,"hesaid,andstartedalonganotherroad.
"Notthatone!"shecried;"you’regoingwrong."
Hestopped.
"IthoughtyousaidthatotherwastheroadtoButterfield,"saidhe,runninghisfingersthroughhisshaggywhiskersinapuzzledway.
"Soitis."
"ButIdon’twanttogotoButterfield,miss."
"Youdon’t?"
"Ofcoursenot.Iwantedyoutoshowmetheroad,soIshouldn’tgotherebymistake."
"Oh!WhereDOyouwanttogo,then?"
"I’mnotparticular,miss."
Thisanswerastonishedthelittlegirl;anditmadeherprovoked,too,tothinkshehadtakenallthistroublefornothing.
"Thereareagoodmanyroadshere,"observedtheshaggyman,turningslowlyaround,likeahumanwindmill."Seemstomeapersoncouldgo’mostanywhere,fromthisplace."
Dorothyturnedaroundtoo,andgazedinsurprise.ThereWEREagoodmanyroads;morethanshehadeverseenbefore.
