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22. How the Wizard Found Dorothy
Andnow,Dorothy,telluswhereyouhavebeen--toBunburyortoBunnybury?"
"Why,I’vebeentoboth,"shereplied;"butfirstIwenttoUtensia,whichisn’tonanypathatall."
Shethensatdownandrelatedtheday’sadventures,andyoumaybesureAuntEmandUncleHenryweremuchastonishedatthestory.
"ButafterseeingtheCuttenclipsandtheFuddles,"remarkedheruncle,"weoughtnottowonderatanythinginthisstrangecountry."
"Seemsliketheonlycommonandordinaryfolkshereareourselves,"rejoinedAuntEm,diffidently.
"Nowthatwe’retogetheragain,andonereunitedparty,"observedtheShaggyMan,"whatarewetodonext?"
"Havesomesupperandanight’srest,"answeredtheWizardpromptly,"andthenproceeduponourjourney."
"Whereto?"askedtheCaptainGeneral.
"Wehaven’tvisitedtheRigmarolesortheFlutterbudgetsyet,"saidDorothy."I’dliketoseethem--wouldn’tyou?"
"Theydon’tsoundveryinteresting,"objectedAuntEm."Butperhapstheyare."
"Andthen,"continuedthelittleWizard,"wewillcallupontheTinWoodmanandJackPumpkinheadandouroldfriendtheScarecrow,onourwayhome."
"Thatwillbenice!"criedDorothy,eagerly.
"Can’tsayTHEYsoundveryinteresting,either,"remarkedAuntEm.
"Why,they’rethebestfriendsIhave!"assertedthelittlegirl,"andyou’resuretolikethem,AuntEm,’causeEVER’bodylikesthem."
Bythistimetwilightwasapproaching,sotheyatethefinesupperwhichtheWizardmagicallyproducedfromthekettleandthenwenttobedinthecozytents.