"You will be kind enough to remove your wand from my eye, please!" It was Twiffle's voice speaking somewhere near Shaggy.
"I beg your pardon, we are both invisible, so my poking my wand in your eye was entirely unintentional, I assure you," the beaver King's voice answered.
"Hey! Stay off my foot!" Tom called out.
"Was that your foot? I'm sure I didn't see it," Twink's voice answered soothingly.
"Neither do I, but it's there just the same," replied Tom's voice ruefully.
All about them the young beavers' voices had risen, and several angry disputes were taking place. Evidently some accidents had occurred among the little animals, too.
The Shaggy Man said sadly, "Well, this seems to be the Barrier of Invisibility, and it's most effective too. I propose we all stay just where we are until we decide what to do for we all seem to be quite invisible."
"Must we turn back?" asked Twink anxiously.
"Don't you worry, Twink," said Tom, "even if we can't get to the Land of Oz, we'll find our way home."
"Yes, I think we must turn back," announced the beaver King. "Let us retreat in the tunnel to the point where the Barrier of Invisibility begins. It should be only a few feet from where we are now since we just entered it."