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12. A Wonderful Escape
Inthiscountry,asinallotherstheyhadvisitedunderneaththeearth’ssurface,therewasnonight,aconstantandstronglightcomingfromsomeunknownsource.Lookingout,theycouldseeintosomeofthehousesnearthem,wheretherewereopenwindowsinabundance,andwereabletomarktheformsofthewoodenGargoylesmovingaboutintheirdwellings.
"Thisseemstobetheirtimeofrest,"observedtheWizard."Allpeopleneedrest,eveniftheyaremadeofwood,andasthereisnonightheretheyselectacertaintimeofthedayinwhichtosleepordoze."
"Ifeelsleepymyself,"remarkedZeb,yawning.
"Why,where’sEureka?"criedDorothy,suddenly.
Theyalllookedaround,butthekittenwasnoplacetobeseen.
"She’sgoneoutforawalk,"saidJim,gruffly.
"Where?Ontheroof?"askedthegirl.
"No;shejustdugherclawsintothewoodandclimbeddownthesidesofthishousetotheground."
"Shecouldn’tclimbDOWN,Jim,"saidDorothy."Toclimbmeanstogoup."
"Whosaidso?"demandedthehorse.
"Myschool-teachersaidso;andsheknowsalot,Jim."
"To’climbdown’issometimesusedasafigureofspeech,"remarkedtheWizard.
"Well,thiswasafigureofacat,"saidJim,"andsheWENTdown,anyhow,whethersheclimbedorcrept."
"Dearme!howcarelessEurekais,"exclaimedthegirl,muchdistressed."TheGurgleswillgether,sure!"
"Ha,ha!"chuckledtheoldcab-horse;"they’renot’Gurgles,’littlemaid;they’reGargoyles."
"Nevermind;they’llgetEureka,whateverthey’recalled.