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19. How Bunnybury Welcomed the Strangers
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"Ha--hum!Itissigned’OzmaofOz,’"continuedtherabbit,"andissealedwiththeGreatSealoftheEmeraldCity.Well,well,well!Howstrange!Howremarkable!"
"Whatareyougoingtodoaboutit?"inquiredDorothy,impatiently.
"Wemustobeytheroyalmandate,"repliedtherabbit."WearesubjectsofOzmaofOz,andweliveinhercountry.AlsoweareundertheprotectionofthegreatSorceressGlindatheGood,whomadeuspromisetorespectOzma’scommands."
"ThenmayIcomein?"sheasked.
"I’llopenthedoor,"saidtherabbit.Heshutthewindowanddisappeared,butamomentafterwardabigdoorinthewallopenedandadmittedDorothytoasmallroom,whichseemedtobeapartofthewallandbuiltintoit.
Herestoodtherabbitshehadbeentalkingwith,andnowthatshecouldseeallofhim,shegazedatthecreatureinsurprise.Hewasagoodsizedwhiterabbitwithpinkeyes,muchlikeallotherwhiterabbits.Buttheastonishingthingabouthimwasthemannerinwhichhewasdressed.Heworeawhitesatinjacketembroideredwithgold,andhavingdiamondbuttons.Hisvestwasrose-coloredsatin,withtourmalinebuttons.Histrouserswerewhite,tocorrespondwiththejacket,andtheywerebaggyattheknees--likethoseofazouave--beingtiedwithknotsofroseribbons.Hisshoeswereofwhiteplushwithdiamondbuckles,andhisstockingswererosesilk.
Therichnessandevenmagnificenceoftherabbit’sclothingmadeDorothystareatthelittlecreaturewonderingly.TotoandBillinahadfollowedherintotheroomandwhenhesawthemtherabbitrantoatableandspranguponitnimbly.
