Дороті та Чарівник у країні Оз

           I’llgetmyspy-glass,andthenyoucanseeitmoreplainly."

           Hefetchedasmallbutpowerfultelescope,whichhadbeeninhissatchel,andbyitsaidthelittlegirlclearlysawtheopening.

           "Wheredoesitleadto?"sheasked.

           "ThatIcannottell,"saidtheWizard;"butwecannotnowbefarbelowtheearth’ssurface,andthatentrancemayleadtoanotherstairwaythatwillbringusontopofourworldagain,wherewebelong.So,ifwehadthewings,andcouldescapetheGargoyles,wemightflytothatrockandbesaved."

           "I’llgetyouthewings,"saidZeb,whohadthoughtfullylistenedtoallthis."Thatis,ifthekittenwillshowmewheretheyare."

           "Buthowcanyougetdown?"enquiredthegirl,wonderingly.

           ForanswerZebbegantounfastenJim’sharness,strapbystrap,andtobuckleonepiecetoanotheruntilhehadmadealongleatherstripthatwouldreachtotheground.

           "Icanclimbdownthat,allright,"hesaid.

           "Noyoucan’t,"remarkedJim,withatwinkleinhisroundeyes."YoumayGOdown,butyoucanonlyCLIMBup."

           "Well,I’llclimbupwhenIgetback,then,"saidtheboy,withalaugh."Now,Eureka,you’llhavetoshowmethewaytothosewings."

           "Youmustbeveryquiet,"warnedthekitten;"forifyoumaketheleastnoisetheGargoyleswillwakeup.Theycanhearapindrop."

           "I’mnotgoingtodropapin,"saidZeb.

           Hehadfastenedoneendofthestraptoawheelofthebuggy,andnowheletthelinedangleoverthesideofthehouse.

           "Becareful,"cautionedDorothy,earnestly.

           "Iwill,"saidtheboy,andlethimselfslideovertheedge.