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9. The Royal Family of Ev
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ThatnightDorothysleptinapleasantlittlebed-chambernexttothatoccupiedbyOzmaofOz,andBillinapercheduponthefootofthebedandtuckedherheadunderherwingandsleptassoundlyinthatpositionasdidDorothyuponhersoftcushions.
Butbeforedaybreakeveryonewasawakeandstirring,andsoontheadventurerswereeatingahastybreakfastinthegreatdining-roomofthepalace.Ozmasatattheheadofalongtable,onaraisedplatform,withDorothyonherrighthandandtheScarecrowonherleft.TheScarecrowdidnoteat,ofcourse;butOzmaplacedhimnearhersothatshemightaskhisadviceaboutthejourneywhilesheate.
Lowerdownthetablewerethetwenty-sevenwarriorsofOz,andattheendoftheroomtheLionandtheTigerwereeatingoutofakettlethathadbeenplaceduponthefloor,whileBillinaflutteredaroundtopickupanyscrapsthatmightbescattered.
Itdidnottakelongtofinishthemeal,andthentheLionandtheTigerwereharnessedtothechariotandthepartywasreadytostartfortheNomeKing’sPalace.
FirstrodeOzma,withDorothybesideherinthegoldenchariotandholdingBillinafastinherarms.ThencametheScarecrowontheSawhorse,withtheTinWoodmanandTiktokmarchingsidebysidejustbehindhim.AfterthesetrampedtheArmy,lookingbraveandhandsomeintheirsplendiduniforms.Thegeneralscommandedthecolonelsandthecolonelscommandedthemajorsandthemajorscommandedthecaptainsandthecaptainscommandedtheprivate,whomarchedwithanairofproudimportancebecauseitrequiredsomanyofficerstogivehimhisorders
