So when I read its pages
I am well informed."
"Did it tell you how our enemies drank the Water of 'Blivion?"
asked Dorothy.
"Yes, my dear; it told all about it. And also it told me you were
all coming to my castle, and why."
"Then," said Ozma, "I suppose you know what is in my mind, and that
I am seeking a way to prevent any one in the future from discovering
the Land of Oz."
"Yes; I know that. And while you were on your journey I have thought
of a way to accomplish your desire. For it seems to me unwise to
allow too many outside people to come here. Dorothy, with her uncle
and aunt, has now returned to Oz to live always, and there is no
reason why we should leave any way open for others to travel uninvited
to our fairyland. Let us make it impossible for any one ever to
communicate with us in any way, after this. Then we may live
peacefully and contentedly."
"Your advice is wise," returned Ozma. "I thank you, Glinda, for your
promise to assist me."
"But how can you do it?" asked Dorothy. "How can you keep every one
from ever finding Oz?"
"By making our country invisible to all eyes but our own," replied the
Sorceress, smiling.
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