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6. The Heads of Langwidere

           Butsherosefromherchair,andwasabouttoleavetheroomwhenthePrincess,whohadbeenscanningthegirl’sface,stoppedherbysaying,moregently:

           "Comenearertome."

           Dorothyobeyed,withoutathoughtoffear,andstoodbeforethePrincesswhileLangwidereexaminedherfacewithcarefulattention.

           "Youareratherattractive,"saidthelady,presently."Notatallbeautiful,youunderstand,butyouhaveacertainstyleofprettinessthatisdifferentfromthatofanyofmythirtyheads.SoIbelieveI’lltakeyourheadandgiveyouNo.26forit."

           "Well,Ib’lieveyouwon’t!"exclaimedDorothy.

           "Itwilldoyounogoodtorefuse,"continuedthePrincess;"forIneedyourheadformycollection,andintheLandofEvmywillislaw.IneverhavecaredmuchforNo.26,andyouwillfindthatitisverylittleworn.Besides,itwilldoyoujustaswellastheoneyou’rewearing,forallpracticalpurposes."

           "Idon’tknowanythingaboutyourNo.26,andIdon’twantto,"saidDorothy,firmly."I’mnotusedtotakingcast-offthings,soI’lljustkeepmyownhead."

           "Yourefuse?"criedthePrincess,withafrown.

           "OfcourseIdo,"wasthereply.

           "Then,"saidLangwidere,"Ishalllockyouupinatoweruntilyoudecidetoobeyme.Nanda,"turningtohermaid,"callmyarmy."

           Nandarangasilverbell,andatonceabigfatcolonelinabrightreduniformenteredtheroom,followedbytenleansoldiers,whoalllookedsadanddiscouragedandsalutedtheprincessinaverymelancholyfashion.

           "CarrythatgirltotheNorthTowerandlockherup!"criedthePrincess,pointingtoDorothy.

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