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14. Dorothy Tries to be Brave

           

           "Itcan’thurtverymuch,"shethought,"forIhaven’theardanyofthemscreamorcryout--noteventhepoorofficers.Dearme!IwonderifUncleHenryorAuntEmwilleverknowIhavebecomeanorn’mentintheNomeKing’spalace,andmuststandforeverandeverinoneplaceandlookpretty--’ceptwhenI’mmovedtobedusted.Itisn’tthewayIthoughtI’dturnout,atall;butIs’poseitcan’tbehelped."

           Shewalkedthroughalltheroomsoncemore,andexaminedwithcarealltheobjectstheycontained;butthereweresomany,theybewilderedher,andshedecided,afterall,asOzmahaddone,thatitcouldbeonlyguessworkatthebest,andthatthechancesweremuchagainstherguessingaright.

           Timidlyshetouchedanalabasterbowlandsaid:"Ev."

           "That’sonefailure,anyhow,"shethought."ButhowamItoknowwhichthingisenchanted,andwhichisnot?"

           Nextshetouchedtheimageofapurplekittenthatstoodonthecornerofamantel,andasshepronouncedtheword"Ev"thekittendisappeared,andapretty,fair-hairedboystoodbesideher.Atthesametimeabellrangsomewhereinthedistance,andasDorothystartedback,partlyinsurpriseandpartlyinjoy,thelittleoneexclaimed:

           "WhereamI?Andwhoareyou?Andwhathashappenedtome?"

           "Well,Ideclare!"saidDorothy."I’vereallydoneit."

           "Donewhat?"askedtheboy.

           "Savedmyselffrombeinganornament,"repliedthegirl,withalaugh,"andsavedyoufrombeingforeverapurplekitten."

           "Apurplekitten?"herepeated."ThereISnosuchthing."

           "Iknow,"sheanswered."Buttherewas,aminuteago

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