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22. How the Wizard Found Dorothy
Dorothylookedback,astheyrodeaway,andnoticedthatthewomanhadnotyetfinishedherspeechbutwastalkingasgliblyasever,althoughnoonewasneartohearher.
"Ifthosepeoplewrotebooks,"OmbyAmbyremarkedwithasmile,"itwouldtakeawholelibrarytosaythecowjumpedoverthemoon."
"Perhapssomeof’emdowritebooks,"assertedthelittleWizard."I’vereadafewrigmarolesthatmighthavecomefromthisverytown."
"Someofthecollegelecturersandministersarecertainlyrelatedtothesepeople,"observedtheShaggyMan;"anditseemstometheLandofOzisalittleaheadoftheUnitedStatesinsomeofitslaws.Forhere,ifonecan’ttalkclearly,andstraighttothepoint,theysendhimtoRigmaroleTown;whileUncleSamletshimroamaroundwildandfree,totortureinnocentpeople."
Dorothywasthoughtful.TheRigmaroleshadmadeastrongimpressionuponher.Shedecidedthatwhenevershespoke,afterthis,shewoulduseonlyenoughwordstoexpresswhatshewantedtosay.
