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18. The Emerald City
Dorothyranuptoherwithevidentpleasure,andexclaimed:
"O,JelliaJamb!I’msogladtoseeyouagain.Where’sOzma?"
"Inherroom,yourHighness,"repliedthelittlemaiddemurely,forthiswasOzma’sfavoriteattendant."Shewishesyoutocometoherassoonasyouhaverestedandchangedyourdress,PrincessDorothy.Andyouandyourfriendsaretodinewithherthisevening."
"Whenisherbirthday,Jellia?"askedthegirl.
"Dayafterto-morrow,yourHighness."
"Andwhere’stheScarecrow?"
"He’sgoneintotheMunchkincountrytogetsomefreshstrawtostuffhimselfwith,inhonorofOzma’scelebration,"repliedthemaid."HereturnstotheEmeraldCityto-morrow,hesaid."
Bythistime,Tok-tok,theTinWoodman,andtheshaggymanhadarrivedandthechariothadgonearoundtothebackofthepalace,BillinagoingwiththeLionandTigertoseeherchickensafterherabsencefromthem.ButTotostayedclosebesideDorothy.
"Comein,please,"saidJelliaJamb;"itshallbeourpleasantdutytoescortallofyoutotheroomspreparedforyouruse."
Theshaggymanhesitated.Dorothyhadneverknownhimtobeashamedofhisshaggylooksbefore,butnowthathewassurroundedbysomuchmagnificenceandsplendortheshaggymanfeltsadlyoutofplace.
DorothyassuredhimthatallherfriendswerewelcomeatOzma’spalace,sohecarefullydustedhisshaggyshoeswithhisshaggyhandkerchiefandenteredthegrandhallaftertheothers