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"It is her own choice," said the Tin Woodman contentedly; "and, after all, I'm
not sure the Winkies would care to have an Empress."
It puzzled Ozma, for a time, to decide what to do with the Tin Soldier. If he
went with the Tin Woodman to the Emperor's castle, she felt that the two tin
men might not be able to live together in harmony, and moreover the
Emperor would not be so distinguished if he had a double constantly beside
him. So she asked Captain Fyter if he was willing to serve her as a soldier,
and he promptly declared that nothing would please him more. After he had
been in her service for some time, Ozma sent him into the Gillikin Country,
with instructions to keep order among the wild people who inhabit some
parts of that unknown country of Oz.
As for Woot, being a Wanderer by profession, he was allowed to wander
wherever he desired, and Ozma promised to keep watch over his future
journeys and to protect the boy as well as she was able, in case he ever got
into more trouble.
All this having been happily arranged, the Tin Woodman returned to his tin
castle, and his chosen comrade, the Scarecrow, accompanied him on the
way. The two friends were sure to pass many pleasant hours together in
talking over their recent adventures, for as they neither ate nor slept they
found their greatest amusement in conversation.
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