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Then the cook came to call them to dinner, and they found an inviting
meal prepared for them. The Lord High Chigglewitz sat at the head of the
table and Grandmother Gnit at the foot, and the guests had a merry time
and thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
After dinner they went out into the yard and matched several other
people together, and this work was so interesting that they might have
spent the entire day at Fuddlecumjig had not the Wizard suggested that
they resume their journey.
"
But I don't like to leave all these poor people scattered," said Dorothy,
undecided what to do.
"
Oh, don't mind us, my dear," returned old Larry. "Every day or so some
of the Gillikins, or Munchkins, or Winkies come here to amuse
themselves by matching us together, so there will be no harm in leaving
these pieces where they are for a time. But I hope you will visit us again,
and if you do you will always be welcome, I assure you."
"
Don't you ever match each other?" she inquired.
"
Never; for we are no puzzles to ourselves, and so there wouldn't be any
fun in it."
They now said goodbye to the queer Fuddles and got into their wagon to
continue their journey.
"
Those are certainly strange people," remarked Aunt Em, thoughtfully, as
they drove away from Fuddlecumjig, "but I really can't see what use they
are, at all."
"
Why, they amused us all for several hours," replied the Wizard. "That is
being of use to us, I'm sure."
"
I think they're more fun than playing solitaire or mumbletypeg,"
declared Uncle Henry, soberly. "For my part, I'm glad we visited the
Fuddles."
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