Дороті та Чарівник у країні Оз
2. The Glass City
Then,rememberingthestonesthathadfallenwiththemandpassedthemlongbeforetheyhadreachedthisplace,heanswered:
"No,sir;wedidn’tcauseanything.Itwastheearthquake."
Themanwiththestarstoodforatimequietlythinkingoverthisspeech.Thenheasked:
"Whatisanearthquake?"
"Idon’tknow,"saidZeb,whowasstillconfused.ButDorothy,seeinghisperplexity,answered:
"It’sashakingoftheearth.Inthisquakeabigcrackopenedandwefellthrough—horseandbuggy,andall—andthestonesgotlooseandcamedownwithus."
Themanwiththestarregardedherwithhiscalm,expressionlesseyes.
"TheRainofStoneshasdonemuchdamagetoourcity,"hesaid;"andweshallholdyouresponsibleforitunlessyoucanproveyourinnocence."
"Howcanwedothat?"askedthegirl.
"ThatIamnotpreparedtosay.Itisyouraffair,notmine.YoumustgototheHouseoftheSorcerer,whowillsoondiscoverthetruth."
"WhereistheHouseoftheSorcerer?"thegirlenquired.
"Iwillleadyoutoit.Come!"
Heturnedandwalkeddownthestreet,andafteramoment’shesitationDorothycaughtEurekainherarmsandclimbedintothebuggy.Theboytookhisseatbesideherandsaid:"Gid-dapJim."
Asthehorseambledalong,drawingthebuggy,thepeopleoftheglasscitymadewayforthemandformedaprocessionintheirrear.Slowlytheymoveddownonestreetandupanother,turningfirstthiswayandthenthat,untiltheycametoanopensquareinthecenterofwhichwasabigglasspalacehavingacentraldomeandfourtallspiresoneachcorner.
