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2. Dorothy Meets Button-Bright
Thelittledogbeganbarkingloudlyandjumpedintotheholehimself,wherehebegantodigwithhistinypaws,makingtheearthflyinalldirections.Itspatteredovertheboy.Dorothyseizedhimandraisedhimtohisfeet,brushinghisclotheswithherhand.
"Stopthat,Toto!"shecalled."Therearen’tanymiceorwoodchucksinthathole,sodon’tbefoolish."
Totostopped,sniffedattheholesuspiciously,andjumpedoutofit,wagginghistailasifhehaddonesomethingimportant.
"Well,"saidtheshaggyman,"let’sstarton,orwewon’tgetanywherebeforenightcomes."
"Wheredoyouexpecttogetto?"askedDorothy.
"I’mlikeButton-Bright.Idon’tknow,"answeredtheshaggyman,withalaugh."ButI’velearnedfromlongexperiencethateveryroadleadssomewhere,ortherewouldn’tbeanyroad;soit’slikelythatifwetravellongenough,mydear,wewillcometosomeplaceoranotherintheend.Whatplaceitwillbewecan’tevenguessatthismoment,butwe’resuretofindoutwhenwegetthere."
"Why,yes,"saidDorothy;"thatseemsreas’n’ble,ShaggyMan."