Изумрудный город страны Оз
29. How Glinda Worked a Magic Spell
"Butintimetheairshipsmaycauseustrouble,"continuedOzma,"foriftheearthfolklearnhowtomanagethemwewouldbeoverrunwithvisitorswhowouldruinourlovely,secludedfairyland."
"Thatistrueenough,"agreedtheWizard.
"Alsothedesertfailstoprotectusinotherways,"Ozmawenton,thoughtfully."JohnnyDooitoncemadeasand-boatthatsailedacrossit,andtheNomeKingmadeatunnelunderit.SoIbelievesomethingoughttobedonetocutusofffromtherestoftheworldentirely,sothatnooneinthefuturewilleverbeabletointrudeuponus."
"Howwillyoudothat?"askedtheScarecrow.
"Idonotknow;butinsomewayIamsureitcanbeaccomplished.To-morrowIwillmakeajourneytothecastleofGlindatheGood,andaskheradvice."
"MayIgowithyou?"askedDorothy,eagerly.
"Ofcourse,mydearPrincess;andIalsoinviteanyofourfriendsherewhowouldliketoundertakethejourney."
TheyalldeclaredtheywishedtoaccompanytheirgirlRuler,forthiswasindeedanimportantmission,sincethefutureoftheLandofOztoagreatextentdependeduponit.SoOzmagaveorderstoherservantstoprepareforthejourneyonthemorrow.
ThatdayshewatchedherMagicPicture,andwhenitshowedherthatalltheNomeshadreturnedthroughthetunneltotheirundergroundcaverns,OzmausedtheMagicBelttocloseupthetunnel,sothattheearthunderneaththedesertsandsbecameassolidasitwasbeforetheNomesbegantodig.
EarlythefollowingmorningagaycavalcadesetouttovisitthefamousSorceress,GlindatheGood.
