H /wic waz At farst frFtand At fFndN harself kApcard bF H enamI; bat sMn SI disFdd Ht SI waz egzAktlI Az sEf in H /tin /wUdmAn'z batan-hOl Az grOiN apon H bUS. f nO wan nM H rOz n /mombI t b wan, n nQ Ht SI waz wiTQt H gEts v H /sitI har cAnsz v eskEpN YltMgeHar fram /glinda war mac imprMvd.
"bat HEr z nO harI," TYt /mombI. "F wil wEt awFl n enJq H hjMmilIESn v Hs /sYrsares wen SI fFndz F hAv Qtwitd har." sO TrMQt H nFt H rOz lE kwFitlI on H /wUdmAn'z bUzam, n in H mYrnN, wen /glinda samand Qr frendz t a konsaltESn, /nik /copar kErId hiz pritI flQr wiT him t H wFt silk tent.
"f sam rIzan," sed /glinda, "wI hAv fEld t fFnd Hs kanN Old /mombI; sO F fIr Qr ekspediSn wil prMv a fEljar. n f Ht F Am syrI, bIkaz wiTQt Qr asistans lital /ozma wil nevar b reskjMd n ristYrd t har rFtfal paziSn Az /kwIn v H /emarald /sitI."
"d not let as giv ap sO IzilI," sed H /pampkinhed, "let as d samTiN els."
"samTiN els mast rIlI b dan," riplFd /glinda, wiT a smFl, "jet F kn not andarstAnd hQ F hAv bin difItd sO IzilI bF an Old /wic hM nOz fyr les v mAJik Hn F d mFself."
"wFl wI r on H grQnd F bilIv i wUd b wFz f as t koNkar H /emarald /sitI f /prinses /ozmo, n fFnd H garl Aftarward," sed H /skErkrO, "n wFl H garl rimEnz hidan F wil glAdlI rMl in har plEs, f F andarstAnd H biznis v rMlN mac betar Hn /JinJar daz."
"bat F hAv promisd not t mOlest /JinJar," abJektd /glinda.
"sapOz jM Yl ritarn wiT mI t mF kiNdam -- Yr /empFr, rAHar," sed H /tin /wUdmAn, palFtlI inklMdN H entFr pyrtI in a rql wEv v hiz yrm. "i wil giv mI grEt pleZar t entartEn jM in mF kAsal, wEr HEr z rMm Inaf n t spEr. n if enI v jM wiS t b nikal-plEtd, mF vAlE wil d i frI v Yl ekspens."