\"This，\"saidhe，\"istheRoyalBushoftheMangaboos。AllofourPrincesandRulershavegrownuponthisonebushfromtimeimmemorial。\"
Theystoodbeforeitinsilentadmiration。OnthecentralstalkstoodpoisedthefigureofagirlsoexquisitelyformedandcoloredandsolovelyintheexpressionofherdelicatefeaturesthatDorothythoughtshehadneverseensosweetandadorableacreatureinallherlife。
Themaiden’sgownwassoftassatinandfellaboutherinamplefolds，whiledaintylace-liketraceriestrimmedthebodiceandsleeves。Herfleshwasfineandsmoothaspolishedivory，andherpoiseexpressedbothdignityandgrace。
\"Whoisthis？\"askedtheWizard，curiously。
ThePrincehadbeenstaringhardatthegirlonthebush。Nowheanswered，withatouchofuneasinessinhiscoldtones：