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3. The Arrival of the Wizard

           SohefollowedthePrinceintothegreatdomedhall,andDorothyandZebcameafterthem,whilethethrongofpeopletroopedinalso.

           TheresatthethornySorcererinhischairofstate,andwhentheWizardsawhimhebegantolaugh,utteringcomicallittlechuckles.

           "Whatanabsurdcreature!"heexclaimed.

           "Hemaylookabsurd,"saidthePrince,inhisquietvoice;"butheisanexcellentSorcerer.TheonlyfaultIfindwithhimisthatheissooftenwrong."

           "Iamneverwrong,"answeredtheSorcerer.

           "OnlyashorttimeagoyoutoldmetherewouldbenomoreRainofStonesorofPeople,"saidthePrince.

           "Well,whatthen?"

           "Hereisanotherpersondescendedfromtheairtoproveyouwerewrong."

           "Onepersoncannotbecalled’people,’"saidtheSorcerer."IftwoshouldcomeoutoftheskyyoumightwithjusticesayIwaswrong;butunlessmorethanthisoneappearsIwillholdthatIwasright."

           "Veryclever,"saidtheWizard,noddinghisheadasifpleased."Iamdelightedtofindhumbugsinsidetheearth,justthesameasontopofit.Wereyoueverwithacircus,brother?"

           "No,"saidtheSorcerer.

           "Yououghttojoinone,"declaredthelittlemanseriously."IbelongtoBailum&Barney’sGreatConsolidatedShows—threeringsinonetentandamenagerieontheside.It’safineaggregation,Iassureyou."

           "Whatdoyoudo?"askedtheSorcerer.

           "Igoupinaballoon,usually,todrawthecrowdstothecircus.ButI’vejusthadthebadlucktocomeoutofthesky,skipthesolidearth,andlandlowerdownthanIintended.Butnevermind.Itisn’teverybodywhogetsachancetoseeyourLandoftheGabazoos.

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