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Chapter Twenty-One The Wizard Finds an Enchantment
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After Kaliko had failed in his attempts to destroy his guests, as has been related, the Nome King did nothing more to injure them but treated them in a friendly manner. He refused, however, to permit Inga to see or to speak with his father and mother, or even to know in what part of the underground caverns1 they were confined.
"You are able to protect your lives and persons, I freely admit," said Kaliko; "but I firmly believe you have no power, either of magic or otherwise, to take from me the captives I have agreed to keep for King Gos."
Inga would not agree to this. He determined2 not to leave the caverns until he had liberated3 his father and mother, although he did not then know how that could be accomplished4. As for Rinkitink, the jolly King was well fed and had a good bed to sleep upon, so he was not worrying about anything and seemed in no hurry to go away.
Kaliko and Rinkitink were engaged in pitching a game with solid gold quoits, on the floor of the royal chamber5, and Inga and Bilbil were watching them, when Klik came running in, his hair standing6 on end with excitement, and cried out that the Wizard of Oz and Dorothy were approaching.
Kaliko turned pale on hearing this unwelcome news and, abandoning his game, went to sit in his ivory throne and try to think what had brought these fearful visitors to his domain7.
"Who is Dorothy?" asked Inga.
"She is a little girl who once lived in Kansas," replied Klik, with a shudder8, "but she now lives in Ozma's palace at the Emerald City and is a Princess of Oz—which means that she is a terrible foe
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liberated
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enchantments
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| n.魅力( enchantment的名词复数 );迷人之处;施魔法;着魔 | |
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