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24. The Birthday Celebration
Suddenly,theendoftherainbowliftedanditscolorsslowlyfadedlikemistbeforeabreeze.DorothysigheddeeplyandturnedtoOzma.
"I’msorrytolosePolly,"shesaid;"butIguessshe’sbetteroffwithherfather;’causeeventheLandofOzcouldn’tbelikehometoacloudfairy."
"Noindeed,"repliedthePrincess;"butithasbeendelightfulforustoknowPolychromeforalittlewhile,and—whoknows?—perhapswemaymeettheRainbow’sDaughteragain,someday."
Theentertainmentbeingnowended,allleftthepavilionandformedtheirgayprocessionbacktotheEmeraldCityagain.OfDorothy’srecenttravelingcompanionsonlyTotoandtheshaggymanremained,andOzmahaddecidedtoallowthelattertoliveinOzforatime,atleast.Ifheprovedhonestandtrueshepromisedtolethimlivetherealways,andtheshaggymanwasanxioustoearnthisreward.
TheyhadanicequietdinnertogetherandpassedapleasanteveningwiththeScarecrow,theTinWoodman,Tik-tok,andtheYellowHenforcompany.
WhenDorothybadethemgood-night,shekissedthemallgood-byeatthesametime.ForOzmahadagreedthatwhileDorothysleptsheandTotoshouldbetransportedbymeansoftheMagicBelttoherownlittlebedintheKansasfarm-houseandthelittlegirllaughedasshethoughthowastonishedUncleHenryandAuntEmwouldbewhenshecamedowntobreakfastwiththemnextmorning.
Quitecontenttohavehadsopleasantanadventure,andalittletiredbyalltheday’sbusyscenes,DorothyclaspedTotoinherarmsandlaydownupontheprettywhitebedinherroominOzma’sroyalpalace