The two arose to bow respectfully as the Ruler of Oz approached them.
“How are you enjoying our Land of Oz?” Ozma asked the stranger.
“I am very happy here, Your Highness,” replied Shaggy’s brother. “Also I am very grateful to you for permitting me to live in this delightful place.”
“You must thank Shaggy for that,” said Ozma. “Being his brother, I have made you welcome here.”
“When you know Brother better,” said Shaggy earnestly, “you will be glad he has become one of your loyal subjects. I am just getting acquainted with him myself, and I find much in his character to admire.”
Leaving the brothers, Ozma and the girls continued their walk. Presently Betsy exclaimed:
“Shaggy’s brother can’t ever be as happy in Oz as I am. Do you know, Dorothy, I didn’t believe any girl could ever have such a good time—anywhere—as I’m having now?”
“I know,” answered Dorothy. “I’ve felt that way myself, lots of times.”
“I wish,” continued Betsy, dreamily, “that every little girl in the world could live in the Land of Oz; and every little boy, too!”