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           Buthowwillyoutouchtheobjects?"

           "Withmyclaws,"saidthehen;"andIcanspeaktheword’Ev’asplainlyasanyone.AlsoImusthavetherighttoguesstheenchantmentsofmyfriends,andtoreleasethemifIsucceed."

           "Verywell,"saidtheKing."Youhavemypromise."

           "Then,"saidBillinatotheScarecrow,"youmaygettheegg."

           Hekneltdownandreachedunderneaththethroneandfoundtheegg,whichheplacedinanotherpocketofhisjacket,fearingthatifbotheggswereinonepockettheywouldknocktogetherandgetbroken.

           Justthenabellabovethethronerangbriskly,andtheKinggaveanothernervousjump.

           "Well,well!"saidhe,witharuefulface;"thegirlhasactuallydoneit."

           "Donewhat?"askedtheScarecrow.

           "Shehasmadeoneguessthatisright,andbrokenoneofmyneatestenchantments.Byricketty,it’stoobad!Ineverthoughtshewoulddoit."

           "DoIunderstandthatshewillnowreturntousinsafety?"enquiredtheScarecrow,joyfullywrinklinghispaintedfaceintoabroadsmile.

           "Ofcourse,"saidtheKing,fretfullypacingupanddowntheroom."Ialwayskeepmypromises,nomatterhowfoolishtheyare.ButIshallmakeanornamentoftheyellowhentoreplacetheoneIhavejustlost."

           "Perhapsyouwill,andperhapsyouwon’t,"murmuredBillina,calmly."Imaysurpriseyoubyguessingright."

           "Guessingright?"snappedtheKing."Howcouldyouguessright,whereyourbettershavefailed,youstupidfowl?"

           Billinadidnotcaretoanswerthisquestion,andamomentlaterthedoorsflewopenandDorothyentered,leadingthelittlePrinceEvringbythehand.