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15. Old Friends are Reunited
ThenJelliasaidtotheWizard:
"Yourownroom—whichwasbackofthegreatThroneRoom—hasbeenvacanteversinceyouleftus.Wouldyoulikeitagain?"
"Yes,indeed!"returnedthelittleman."Itwillseemlikebeingathomeagain,forIlivedinthatroomformany,manyyears."
Heknewthewaytoit,andaservantfollowedhim,carryinghissatchel.Zebwasalsoescortedtoaroom—sograndandbeautifulthathealmostfearedtositinthechairsorlieuponthebed,lesthemightdimtheirsplendor.Intheclosetshediscoveredmanyfancycostumesofrichvelvetsandbrocades,andoneoftheattendantstoldhimtodresshimselfinanyoftheclothesthatpleasedhimandtobepreparedtodinewiththePrincessandDorothyinanhour’stime.
Openingfromthechamberwasafinebathroomhavingamarbletubwithperfumedwater;sotheboy,stilldazedbythenoveltyofhissurroundings,indulgedinagoodbathandthenselectedamaroonvelvetcostumewithsilverbuttonstoreplacehisownsoiledandmuchwornclothing.Thereweresilkstockingsandsoftleatherslipperswithdiamondbucklestoaccompanyhisnewcostume,andwhenhewasfullydressedZeblookedmuchmoredignifiedandimposingthaneverbeforeinhislife.
HewasallreadywhenanattendantcametoescorthimtothepresenceofthePrincess;hefollowedbashfullyandwasusheredintoaroommoredaintyandattractivethanitwassplendid.HerehefoundDorothyseatedbesideayounggirlsomarvelouslybeautifulthattheboystoppedsuddenlywithagaspofadmiration.
