Ozma laughed at this.
“It is quite fortunate for us, Betsy, that your wish cannot be granted,” said she, “for all that army of girls and boys would crowd us so that we would have to move away.”
“Yes,” agreed Betsy, after a little thought, “I guess that’s true.”
Transcriber's Note
The book cover image was compiled from images contained in the book and is placed in the Public Domain.
All illustrations were placed so as to not split paragraphs.
Three presumed typographical errors were corrected: [p. 176], rooks to rocks (“on the rough rocks.”); [p. 203], any to my (“... get off my left toe ...”); and [p. 233], comma to question mark (“What could you find to eat here?”).
All usages of both “every one” and “everyone” were retained.