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           "Weseemtobedriftingtowardit,sothatbeforenoonweoughttofindourselvesupondrylandagain."

           "Ishalllikethat!"saidDorothy,withalittlesigh,forherfeetandlegswerestillwettednowandthenbythesea-waterthatcamethroughtheopenslats.

           "SoshallI,"answeredhercompanion."Thereisnothingintheworldsomiserableasawethen."

           Theland,whichtheyseemedtoberapidlyapproaching,sinceitgrewmoredistincteveryminute,wasquitebeautifulasviewedbythelittlegirlinthefloatinghen-coop.Nexttothewaterwasabroadbeachofwhitesandandgravel,andfartherbackwereseveralrockyhills,whilebeyondtheseappearedastripofgreentreesthatmarkedtheedgeofaforest.Buttherewerenohousestobeseen,noranysignofpeoplewhomightinhabitthisunknownland.

           "Ihopeweshallfindsomethingtoeat,"saidDorothy,lookingeagerlyattheprettybeachtowardwhichtheydrifted."It’slongpastbreakfasttime,now."

           "I’matriflehungry,myself,"declaredtheyellowhen.

           "Whydon’tyoueattheegg?"askedthechild."Youdon’tneedtohaveyourfoodcooked,asIdo."

           "Doyoutakemeforacannibal?"criedthehen,indignantly."IdonotknowwhatIhavesaidordonethatleadsyoutoinsultme!"

           "Ibegyourpardon,I’msureMrs.--Mrs.--bytheway,mayIinquireyourname,ma’am?"askedthelittlegirl.

           "MynameisBill,"saidtheyellowhen,somewhatgruffly.

           "Bill!Why,that’saboy’sname."

           "Whatdifferencedoesthatmake?"

           "You’realadyhen,aren’tyou?"

           "Ofcourse.