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1. The Way to Butterfield

           "Here’sthehighway.Nowit’sthesecond—no,thethirdturntotheleft—orelseit’sthefourth.Let’ssee.Thefirstoneisbytheelmtree,andthesecondisbythegopherholes;andthen—"

           "Thenwhat?"heinquired,puttinghishandsinhiscoatpockets.Totograbbedafingerandbitit;theshaggymantookhishandoutofthatpocketquickly,andsaid"Oh!"

           Dorothydidnotnotice.Shewasshadinghereyesfromthesunwithherarm,lookinganxiouslydowntheroad.

           "Comeon,"shecommanded."It’sonlyalittlewayfarther,soImayaswellshowyou."

           Afterawhile,theycametotheplacewherefiveroadsbranchedindifferentdirections;Dorothypointedtoone,andsaid:

           "That’sit,ShaggyMan."

           "I’mmuchobliged,miss,"hesaid,andstartedalonganotherroad.

           "Notthatone!"shecried;"you’regoingwrong."

           Hestopped.

           "IthoughtyousaidthatotherwastheroadtoButterfield,"saidhe,runninghisfingersthroughhisshaggywhiskersinapuzzledway.

           "Soitis."

           "ButIdon’twanttogotoButterfield,miss."

           "Youdon’t?"

           "Ofcoursenot.Iwantedyoutoshowmetheroad,soIshouldn’tgotherebymistake."

           "Oh!WhereDOyouwanttogo,then?"

           "I’mnotparticular,miss."

           Thisanswerastonishedthelittlegirl;anditmadeherprovoked,too,tothinkshehadtakenallthistroublefornothing.

           "Thereareagoodmanyroadshere,"observedtheshaggyman,turningslowlyaround,likeahumanwindmill."Seemstomeapersoncouldgo’mostanywhere,fromthisplace."

           Dorothyturnedaroundtoo,andgazedinsurprise.ThereWEREagoodmanyroads;morethanshehadeverseenbefore.

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