[奥兹国的格琳达].Glinda.of.Oz.

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1、GLINDAOFOZGLINDAOFOZL.FRANKBAUM1GLINDAOFOZCHAPTEROneTheCalltoDutyGlinda,thegoodSorceressofOz,satinthegrandcourtofherpalace,surroundedbyhermaidsofhonor--ahundredofthemostbeautifulgirlsoftheFairylandofOz.Thepalacecourtwasbuiltofraremarbles,exquisitelypolished.Fountainstinkl

2、edmusicallyhereandthere;thevastcolonnade,opentothesouth,allowedthemaidens,astheyraisedtheirheadsfromtheirembroideries,togazeuponavistaofrose-huedfieldsandgrovesoftreesbearingfruitsorladenwithsweet-scentedflowers.Attimesoneofthegirlswouldstartasong,theothersjoininginthecho

3、rus,oronewouldriseanddance,gracefullyswayingtothemusicofaharpplayedbyacompanion.AndthenGlindasmiled,gladtoseehermaidsmixingplaywithwork.Presentlyamongthefieldsanobjectwasseenmoving,threadingthebroadpaththatledtothecastlegate.Someofthegirlslookeduponthisobjectenviously;the

4、Sorceressmerelygaveitaglanceandnoddedherstatelyheadasifpleased,foritmeantthecomingofherfriendandmistress--theonlyoneinallthelandthatGlindabowedto.Thenupthepathtrottedawoodenanimalattachedtoaredwagon,andasthequaintsteedhaltedatthegatetheredescendedfromthewagontwoyounggirls

5、,Ozma,RulerofOz,andhercompanion,PrincessDorothy.Bothweredressedinsimplewhitemuslingowns,andastheyranupthemarblestepsofthepalacetheylaughedandchattedasgailyasiftheywerenotthemostimportantpersonsintheworld'sloveliestfairyland.Themaidsofhonorhadrisenandstoodwithbowedheadstog

6、reettheroyalOzma,whileGlindacameforwardwithoutstretchedarmstogreetherguests."We'vejustcomeonavisit,youknow,"saidOzma."BothDorothyandIwerewonderinghowweshouldpassthedaywhenwehappenedtothinkwe'dnotbeentoyourQuadlingCountryforweeks,sowetooktheSawhorseandrodestraighthere.""An

7、dwecamesofast,"addedDorothy,"thatourhairisblownall2GLINDAOFOZfuzzy,fortheSawhorsemakesawindofhisown.Usuallyit'saday'sjourneyfromtheEm'raldCity,butIdon'ts'poseweweretwohoursontheway.""Youaremostwelcome,"saidGlindatheSorceress,andledthemthroughthecourttohermagnificentrecept

8、ionhall.Ozmatookthearmofherhostess,butDorothylaggedbehind,kissingsomeofthemaidssheknewbest,talki