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18. How Ozma Looked into the Magic Picture
ForthecountryscenewouldgraduallyfadeawayandinitsplacewouldappearthelikenessofthepersonorpersonsOzmamightwishtosee,surroundedbytheactualscenesinwhichtheywerethenplaced.InthiswaythePrincesscouldviewanypartoftheworldshewished,andwatchtheactionsofanyoneinwhomshewasinterested.
OzmahadoftenseenDorothyinherKansashomebythismeans,andnow,havingalittleleisure,sheexpressedadesiretoseeherlittlefriendagain.ItwaswhilethetravelerswereatFuddlecumjig,andOzmalaughedmerrilyasshewatchedinthepictureherfriendstryingtomatchthepiecesofGrandmotherGnit.
"Theyseemhappyandaredoubtlesshavingagoodtime,"thegirlRulersaidtoherself;andthenshebegantothinkofthemanyadventuressheherselfhadencounteredwithDorothy.
TheimageofherfriendsnowfadedfromtheMagicPictureandtheoldlandscapeslowlyreappeared.
OzmawasthinkingofthetimewhenwithDorothyandherarmyshemarchedtotheNomeKing’sundergroundcavern,beyondtheLandofEv,andforcedtheoldmonarchtoliberatehiscaptives,whobelongedtotheRoyalFamilyofEv.ThatwasthetimewhentheScarecrownearlyfrightenedtheNomeKingintofitsbythrowingoneofBillina’seggsathim,andDorothyhadcapturedKingRoquat’sMagicBeltandbroughtitawaywithhertotheLandofOz.
TheprettyPrincesssmiledattherecollectionofthisadventure,andthenshewonderedwhathadbecomeoftheNomeKingsincethen.
