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What lovely clothes your Majesty wears!" she said, glancing at the rich

blue satin costume, embroidered, with pearls in which the King was

dressed.

Yes," he returned, with an air of pride, "this is one of my favorite suits;

but I have a good many that are even more elaborate. We have excellent

tailors in Bunnybury, and Glinda supplies all the material. By the way,

you might ask the Sorceress, when you see her, to permit me to keep my

wardrobe."

But if you go back to the forest you will not need clothes," she said.

N--o!" he faltered; "that may be so. But I've dressed up so long that I'm

used to it, and I don't imagine I'd care to run around naked again. So

perhaps the Good Glinda will let me keep the costumes."

I'll ask her," agreed Dorothy.

Then they left the gardens and went into a fine, big reception hall, where

rich rugs were spread upon the tiled floors and the furniture was

exquisitely carved and studded with jewels. The King's chair was an

especially pretty piece of furniture, being in the shape of a silver lily with

one leaf bent over to form the seat. The silver was everywhere thickly

encrusted with diamonds and the seat was upholstered in white satin.

Oh, what a splendid chair!" cried Dorothy, clasping her hands

admiringly.

Isn't it?" answered the King, proudly. "It is my favorite seat, and I think

it especially becoming to my complexion. While I think of it, I wish you'd

ask Glinda to let me keep this lily chair when I go away."

It wouldn't look very well in a hole in the ground, would it?" she

suggested.

Maybe not; but I'm used to sitting in it and I'd like to take it with me,"

he answered. "But here come the ladies and gentlemen of the court; so

please sit beside me and be presented."

The Emerald City of Oz