"We did visit her," said the Scarecrow.
稻草人说：“是的，我们会见过她了。
"Do you not see us?" answered the Scarecrow.
稻草人回答说：“你不是亲眼看见我们在这里吗！
When the people heard from the Guardian of the Gates that Dorothy had melted the Wicked Witch of the West, they all gathered around the travelers and followed them in a great crowd to the Palace of Oz.
当一些人们，从守门人那里，听到他们溶化了西方的恶女巫时，就一齐围拢来看看他们，并且成群结队地跟随着他们，到奥芝的宫里去。
Afterward they passed on through the gate into the Emerald City.
此后，他们穿过城门，走进了翡翠城。
"But I thought you had gone to visit the Wicked Witch of the West."
“可是我以为你们到西方去会遇见恶女巫的。
Then he led them into his little room and locked the spectacles from the great box on all their eyes, just as he had done before.
他让他们走进小屋子里，随后像他以前所做过的，从那大箱子里拿出眼镜，戴在他们的眼睛上，并且锁紧了。
"She could not help it, for she is melted," explained the Scarecrow.
“她不能够阻止我们，因为她完全溶化了。”稻草人说。
"And she let you go again?" asked the man, in wonder.
这守门人诧异地问道：“她让你们再回来吗？
"Melted! Well, that is good news, indeed," said the man. "Who melted her?"
这个人说：“溶化了！啊，那真是好消息，谁溶化了她！
"It was Dorothy," said the Lion gravely.
“是多萝茜。”狮子庄严地说。
"Good gracious!" exclaimed the man, and he bowed very low indeed before her.
“天哪！”这个人高声叫出来，真正的，在她面前很低很低地鞠躬。
The four travelers walked up to the great gate of Emerald City and rang the bell. After ringing several times, it was opened by the same Guardian of the Gates they had met before.
四个旅行者走到翡翠城的大门前，拉着铃子。一会儿以后，从前曾经遇见过了的守门人打开了城门。
"What! are you back again?" he asked, in surprise.
他吃惊地问：“啊！你们又回来了！
The soldier had the news carried straight to Oz that Dorothy and the other travelers had come back again, after destroying the Wicked Witch; but Oz made no reply.
兵士带着这消息迳往奥芝那里去，告诉他多萝茜和其他的旅行者们，在杀死了恶女巫以后，已经又回来了，但奥芝没有回答。
They thought the Great Wizard would send for them at once, but he did not. They had no word from him the next day, nor the next, nor the next. The waiting was tiresome and wearing, and at last they grew vexed that Oz should treat them in so poor a fashion, after sending them to undergo hardships and slavery. So the Scarecrow at last asked the green girl to take another message to Oz, saying if he did not let them in to see him at once they would call the Winged Monkeys to help them, and find out whether he kept his promises or not.
他们都在想，那伟大的奥芝会立刻接见他们吧，但是他不这样做。第二天，他们从他那里得不到回话，下一天也没有，再下一天也没有，他们等得疲倦和厌烦了。最后，他们愤怒起来，想到奥芝把他们送去受虐待和被奴役以后，如今还要这么样为难他们。因此稻草人最后请绿衣女郎捎一个信息给奥芝，说如果他不让他们立刻去看他，他们将要召唤飞猴来帮助他们，弄明白他究竟肯遵守他的诺言还是不肯遵守。
The soldier with the green whiskers was still on guard before the door, but he let them in at once, and they were again met by the beautiful green girl, who showed each of them to their old rooms at once, so they might rest until the Great Oz was ready to receive them.
长着绿胡须的兵士，仍旧守卫在宫门前面，但是他立刻让他们走进去。他们又遇见那个美丽的绿女郎，她立刻引导他们到住过的房间里去，这样让他们都可以休息着，等候着伟大的奥芝前来接见他们。
When the Wizard was given this message he was so frightened that he sent word for them to come to the Throne Room at four minutes after nine o'clock the next morning. He had once met the Winged Monkeys in the Land of the West, and he did not wish to meet them again.
当这个魔术家听到了这个消息的时候，他害怕了，传话给他们，明天早晨九点零四分钟到宫殿里来。原来他在西方的国土上曾经遇见过这些飞猴一次，他不愿意再遇见第二次了。
The four travelers passed a sleepless night, each thinking of the gift Oz had promised to bestow on him. Dorothy fell asleep only once, and then she dreamed she was in Kansas, where Aunt Em was telling her how glad she was to have her little girl at home again.
这四个旅行者，熬过了失眠的一夜，每人都在想那奥芝送给他们的礼物。多萝茜只睡着了一会儿，她梦见她在堪萨斯州，爱姆婶婶正在告诉她，怎样喜欢她的小侄女再跑回到她的家里来。
Of course each one of them expected to see the Wizard in the shape he had taken before, and all were greatly surprised when they looked about and saw no one at all in the room. They kept close to the door and closer to one another, for the stillness of the empty room was more dreadful than any of the forms they had seen Oz take.
当然，他们每一个盼望着去看到魔术家在以前所出现过的那种样子，可是他们都大吃一惊，当他们望过去时，宫殿里没有一个人。他们彼此靠得更近，走近那门，因为在这寂静的空洞的宫殿里，比之他们曾经见过的奥芝的幻影，来得更加可怕。
They looked again in every part of the room, and then, seeing no one, Dorothy asked, "Where are you?"
他们再看看宫殿里的每一个角落，一个人也看不见，多萝茜发问道：“你在什么地方？
Promptly at nine o'clock the next morning the green-whiskered soldier came to them, and four minutes later they all went into the Throne Room of the Great Oz.
第二天早晨九点钟，那长着绿胡须的兵士来到他们那里，四分钟以后，他们一起到伟大的奥芝的宫殿里去。
Presently they heard a solemn Voice, that seemed to come from somewhere near the top of the great dome, and it said: "I am Oz, the Great and Terrible. Why do you seek me?"
不久，他们听得一个声音，似乎从靠近那巨大的圆屋顶上传下来的，庄严地说道：“我是伟大的可怕的奥芝。你们为什么要来找我？
"You promised to send me back to Kansas when the Wicked Witch was destroyed," said the girl.
“你允许当那恶女巫被杀死了以后，送我回到堪萨斯州去。”女孩子说。
"And you promised to give me courage," said the Cowardly Lion.
“你允许给我胆量。”胆小的狮子说。
"And you promised to give me brains," said the Scarecrow.
“你允许给我脑子。”稻草人说。
"You've had plenty of time already," said the Tin Woodman angrily.
铁皮人忿忿地说：“你已经有很多的时间了。
"I am everywhere," answered the Voice, "but to the eyes of common mortals I am invisible. I will now seat myself upon my throne, that you may converse with me. "Indeed, the Voice seemed just then to come straight from the throne itself; so they walked toward it and stood in a row while Dorothy said: "We have come to claim our promise, O Oz."
“不论在什么地方我都在，”声音回答说，“但是普通人的眼睛，是看不见我的。现在我坐在我的宝座上，使得你们能够对着我。”真的，这声音现在似乎从那宝座那里对直发来的，所以他们对着它向前走去，排列成一行。这时候多萝茜说道：“啊，奥芝，我们跑来请求你，把你允许给的要求给我们。
"What promise?" asked Oz.
“允许了些什么要求？”奥芝问。
"Is the Wicked Witch really destroyed?" asked the Voice, and Dorothy thought it trembled a little.
“那恶女巫真的被杀死了吗！”对面来的声音询问她，多萝茜觉得这声音有一点儿颤抖。
"Yes," she answered, "I melted her with a bucket of water."
她回答说：“是的，我用一木桶的水浇溶了她。
"Dear me," said the Voice, "how sudden! Well, come to me tomorrow, for I must have time to think it over."
“啊哟！”声音说，“好吧，明天到我这里来，现在太急促了！因为我必须有一点儿时间，把它想一想。
"And you promised to give me a heart," said the Tin Woodman.
“你允许给我一颗心。”铁皮人说。
"We shan't wait a day longer," said the Scarecrow.
稻草人说：“我们一天也不能再等候了。
For they saw, standing in just the spot the screen had hidden, a little old man, with a bald head and a wrinkled face, who seemed to be as much surprised as they were.
因为他们看见站在屏风后面所遮藏的地方，是一个秃了头、皱了脸的，又矮小又老丑的人，他也像他们一样地，似乎十分吃惊。
"You must keep your promises to us!" exclaimed Dorothy.
多萝茜高声叫着：“你必须遵守你允许我们的诺言！
The Lion thought it might be as well to frighten the Wizard, so he gave a large, loud roar, which was so fierce and dreadful that Toto jumped away from him in alarm and tipped over the screen that stood in a corner. As it fell with a crash they looked that way, and the next moment all of them were filled with wonder.
那狮子想着，最好也许是去恐吓那魔术家一下，所以就大声地高声地吼着，那是怎样猛烈而且可怕的一声，吓得托托从狮子身旁跳开去，撞在那安放在角落里的屏风上。屏风拍挞一声倒下来以后，使得他们全都充满了惊奇。
The Tin Woodman, raising his axe, rushed toward the little man and cried out, "Who are you?"
铁皮人举起了他的斧头，向这个矮小的老人冲过去，并且高声喊道：“你是谁？
"I am Oz, the Great and Terrible," said the little man, in a trembling voice. "But don't strike me -- please don't -- and I'll do anything you want me to." Our friends looked at him in surprise and dismay.
“我是伟大的可怕的奥芝，”那矮小的老人用一种颤动的声音说，“但是不要打我——我将做你们要我所做的任何事情。”他们惊异地沮丧地看着他。
"I thought Oz was a great Head," said Dorothy.
多萝茜说：“我想奥芝是有一个大大的头的。
"And I thought Oz was a lovely Lady," said the Scarecrow.
稻草人说：“我想奥芝是一个可爱的美丽的女人。
"And I thought Oz was a Ball of Fire," exclaimed the Lion.
狮子解释着说：“我想奥芝是一个火球。
"And I thought Oz was a terrible Beast," said the Tin Woodman.
铁皮人说：“我想奥芝是一只可怕的野兽。
"Or I my brains?" wailed the Scarecrow, wiping the tears from his eyes with his coat sleeve.
“还有我的脑子！”稻草人哭了，用他的衣袖揩拭眼睛里的眼泪。
"Exactly so!" declared the little man, rubbing his hands together as if it pleased him. "I am a humbug."
“一点儿不错！”矮小的老人说着，搓着他的双手，好像这样可以使他高兴些，“我是一个骗子。
"You're more than that," said the Scarecrow, in a grieved tone; "you're a humbug."
“你比普通人更不如，”稻草人用着一种忧郁的声调说，“你是一个骗子。
"No one knows it but you four -- and myself," replied Oz. "I have fooled everyone so long that I thought I should never be found out. It was a great mistake my ever letting you into the Throne Room. Usually I will not see even my subjects, and so they believe I am something terrible."
“没有一个人知道的，除了你们四个以外——还有我自己，”奥芝回答说，“我已经很久地愚弄了每一个人，使得我自以为永远不会被揭穿的。我常常让你们走进这宫殿里来，这是一个极大的错误。在平时即使我手下的人，也不被接见，所以他们相信我是一个可怕的人。
"And aren't you?" she asked.
“你实在不是的吗？”她问。
"Not a bit of it, my dear; I'm just a common man."
“我的亲爱的，不是的，我不过是一个普通的人。
"But this is terrible," said the Tin Woodman. "How shall I ever get my heart?"
铁皮人说，“但是这太可怕了，我将怎样得到我的心？
"Making believe!" cried Dorothy. "Are you not a Great Wizard?"
“伪装着的！”多萝茜喊着，“你并不是一个伟大的奥芝！
"Hush, my dear," he said. "Don't speak so loud, or you will be overheard -- and I should be ruined. I'm supposed to be a Great Wizard."
“我的亲爱的，静一点儿，轻一点儿，”他说，“不要说得这般响，否则你们的话被人偷听了去——我就完了。我是假扮做一个大魔术家的。
"Or I my courage?" asked the Lion.
“还有我的胆量？”狮子问他。
"My dear friends," said Oz, "I pray you not to speak of these little things. Think of me, and the terrible trouble I'm in at being found out."
“我的亲爱的朋友们，”奥芝说，“我请求你们不要尽说这些小事情。请替我想想，我被你们揭穿的这件事情是最可怕的。
"Doesn't anyone else know you're a humbug?" asked Dorothy.
“可还有其他的人知道你是一个骗子吗！”多萝茜问。
"No, you are all wrong," said the little man meekly. "I have been making believe."
“不，你们都错了，”矮小的老人温和谦逊地说，“我一直是伪装着的。
"But, I don't understand," said Dorothy, in bewilderment. "How was it that you appeared to me as a great Head?"
“但是，我不懂得，”多萝茜烦恼地说，“你怎么样变成一个大大的头，对着我出现的？
"This I hung from the ceiling by a wire," said Oz. "I stood behind the screen and pulled a thread, to make the eyes move and the mouth open."
“我用一根线，把这个头从天花板上挂下来，”奥芝说，“我站在屏风后面，拉动一根细线，使得一双眼睛活动着，并且张开着嘴巴。
"That was one of my tricks," answered Oz. "Step this way, please, and I will tell you all about it."
“那是我的一种魔术，”奥芝回答说，“请走到这里来，我将把这一切都告诉你们。
He led the way to a small chamber in the rear of the Throne Room, and they all followed him. He pointed to one corner, in which lay the great Head, made out of many thicknesses of paper, and with a carefully painted face.
他领着路，他们一齐跟随着他。走到宫殿后面的一间小卧室里，他指着一个角落，在那里放着一个大头，用许多厚纸造成的，画一张很细致的脸。
"Oh, I am a ventriloquist," said the little man. "I can throw the sound of my voice wherever I wish, so that you thought it was coming out of the Head. Here are the other things I used to deceive you. "He showed the Scarecrow the dress and the mask he had worn when he seemed to be the lovely Lady. And the Tin Woodman saw that his terrible Beast was nothing but a lot of skins, sewn together, with slats to keep their sides out. As for the Ball of Fire, the false Wizard had hung that also from the ceiling. It was really a ball of cotton, but when oil was poured upon it the ball burned fiercely.
“啊，我是一个腹语家，”矮小的老人说，“我能够用我的声带发出我需要的不论什么声音，因此，你以为那声音是从那头里发出来的。这里有另外一件东西，这是我用来欺骗你的。”他指给稻草人看他那所穿戴的衣服和面具，在那时候看起来他是个美丽的女人了；那铁皮人所看见的可怕的野兽，实在也没有什么，只是缝缀在一起的一堆毛皮，用板条子使得它们张了开来。至于那火球，也是从天花板上挂下来的伪装品。其实只不过是个棉花球，当油渗透在那上面，球便猛烈地燃烧着。
"But how about the voice?" she inquired.
“但是那声音怎样来的？”她问他。
"I was born in Omaha-—"
“我是生长在奥马哈——
"No, but it's farther from here," he said, shaking his head at her sadly. "When I grew up I became a ventriloquist, and at that I was very well trained by a great master. I can imitate any kind of a bird or beast. "Here he mewed so like a kitten that Toto pricked up his ears and looked everywhere to see where she was.
“不远，但从这里去是很远的！”他说着，向她忧愁地摇摇头，“当我长大的时候，我成为一个腹语家，在这一点上，我被一个伟大的主人训练得很好。我能够模仿任何一种鸟类或者兽类的声音。”于是他像一只小猫地叫着，使得托托竖起了它的耳朵，向各方面搜索，找寻。
"A man who goes up in a balloon on circus day, so as to draw a crowd of people together and get them to pay to see the circus," he explained.
“在演马戏的日子，一个人坐在升起来的轻气球里面，吸引一大群的看客，聚拢来看马戏，用这样的办法使观众购买门票。”他解释着。
"Why, that isn't very far from Kansas!" cried Dorothy.
“什么，那是离开堪萨斯州不很远呀！”多萝茜叫了出来。
"Really," said the Scarecrow, "you ought to be ashamed of yourself for being such a humbug."
“真的，”稻草人说，“你应当自己惭愧，原来你是这样的一个骗子。
"I am -- I certainly am," answered the little man sorrowfully; "but it was the only thing I could do. Sit down, please, there are plenty of chairs; and I will tell you my story."
“我是——我当然是很惭愧，”矮小的人抱歉地回答说，“但这是我唯一能够做的事。请坐，这里有许多椅子。我将诉说我的故事。
So they sat down and listened while he told the following tale.
他们就坐下来听他讲述下面的故事：
"After a time," continued Oz, "I tired of that, and became a balloonist."
“过了一些时候，”奥芝继续下去，“我对于这个厌倦了，我变为一个轻气球的驾驶员了。
"What is that?" asked Dorothy.
多萝茜问：“那是什么东西？
"Oh," she said, "I know."
她说：“唔，我知道了。
"Well, one day I went up in a balloon and the ropes got twisted, so that I couldn't come down again. It went way up above the clouds, so far that a current of air struck it and carried it many, many miles away. For a day and a night I traveled through the air, and on the morning of the second day I awoke and found the balloon floating over a strange and beautiful country."
“啊，有一天，我在一个升起了的轻气球里面，那绳子被绞断了，因此，我不能够再降落下来。轻气球浮荡在云上面，空中的一种气流，向那老远的地方推动着它，把它带走了许多许多里路。我在高空中游行了一天一夜，在第二天早晨，我醒来时发觉轻气球飞在一个奇异的美丽的国土上空。
"It came down gradually, and I was not hurt a bit. But I found myself in the midst of a strange people, who, seeing me come from the clouds, thought I was a great Wizard. Of course I let them think so, because they were afraid of me, and promised to do anything I wished them to."
“它逐渐地降落下来，我一点儿也没有受伤。但是我发现自己落在一群奇异的人们中间，他们看见我从云端里下来，以为我是一个伟大的魔术家。当然，我就让他们这么样想，因此他们都敬畏我，我要他们所做的不论什么事情，他们都答应去做。
"But isn't everything here green?" asked Dorothy.
多萝茜问：“但是这里是不是每一种东西都是绿的？
"No more than in any other city," replied Oz; "but when you wear green spectacles, why of course everything you see looks green to you. The Emerald City was built a great many years ago, for I was a young man when the balloon brought me here, and I am a very old man now. But my people have worn green glasses on their eyes so long that most of them think it really is an Emerald City, and it certainly is a beautiful place, abounding in jewels and precious metals, and every good thing that is needed to make one happy. I have been good to the people, and they like me; but ever since this Palace was built, I have shut myself up and would not see any of them.
“不会比其他的任何城市更绿，”奥芝回答说，“但是当你们戴上绿眼镜，这对于你们看起来，当然是每一种东西都是绿的了。这翡翠城建筑在许多年以前，因为当轻气球带我来到这里时，我是一个年轻的人，现在我是很老了，但是我的百姓们，在他们的眼睛上这么长久地戴上绿眼镜，使得他们中间的大多数人想起来，这是一个真正的翡翠城。理所当然地是一个美好的地方，充满着宝石和珍贵的金属，并且还有各种好东西可用，使得人人快乐。我待百姓很好，他们也喜欢我。但是自从这个宫殿筑成以后，我就把自己关进宫里，他们谁也不能看到我了。
"Just to amuse myself, and keep the good people busy, I ordered them to build this City, and my Palace; and they did it all willingly and well. Then I thought, as the country was so green and beautiful, I would call it the Emerald City; and to make the name fit better I put green spectacles on all the people, so that everything they saw was green."
“为了使我自己欢乐，并且为了使这些善良的人民忙碌起见，我命令他们建筑这座城，建筑我的宫殿，他们全都愿意而且造得很好，于是我想，因为这个国土这样的碧绿，而且这样的美丽，我就称呼它做翡翠城，为了使它更加名副其实，我命令所有的人都戴上了绿眼镜，这样好让每一种东西，看起来都是绿的。
"Oh, no, my dear; I'm really a very good man, but I'm a very bad Wizard, I must admit."
“啊，不是的，我的亲爱的。我必须承认：我真正的是一个十分好的好人，但是我是一个十分蹩脚的魔术家。
"One of my greatest fears was the Witches, for while I had no magical powers at all I soon found out that the Witches were really able to do wonderful things. There were four of them in this country, and they ruled the people who live in the North and South and East and West. Fortunately, the Witches of the North and South were good, and I knew they would do me no harm; but the Witches of the East and West were terribly wicked, and had they not thought I was more powerful than they themselves, they would surely have destroyed me. As it was, I lived in deadly fear of them for many years; so you can imagine how pleased I was when I heard your house had fallen on the Wicked Witch of the East. When you came to me, I was willing to promise anything if you would only do away with the other Witch; but, now that you have melted her, I am ashamed to say that I cannot keep my promises."
“那些女巫们是我最大的一个恐惧，因为那时候，我还完全没有魔术的能力，我立刻知道那些女巫们都是真的能够做出神奇的事情。有四个女巫在这个国土上，她们管理着百姓，住在北方和南方，以及东方和西方。还算运气，住在北方和南方的都是善良的女巫，我知道她们对于我没有祸害。但是住在东方和西方的女巫，却是非常地可怕，如果她们知道我并不比她们更有力量，她们一定会来杀死我。实在的，我好多年以来，一直非常害怕她们。所以你们能够想象得出来，当我听得你的屋子，掉在东方恶女巫的身上，把她压死时，我是怎样地快活啊。当你们跑到我这儿来，我愿意答应不论什么东西，只要你们再去消灭另外一个恶女巫。现在你溶化了她，但是，我惭愧地说，我无力实践我的诺言。
"I think you are a very bad man," said Dorothy.
多萝茜说：“我想你是一个很坏的坏蛋。
"Can't you give me brains?" asked the Scarecrow.
“你能够给我脑子吗！”稻草人问。
"That may all be true," said the Scarecrow, "but I shall be very unhappy unless you give me brains."
“也许这完全是真话，”稻草人说，“但是我十分不快乐，除非你把脑子给了我。
"You don't need them. You are learning something every day. A baby has brains, but it doesn't know much. Experience is the only thing that brings knowledge, and the longer you are on earth the more experience you are sure to get."
“你用不到它。你每天在学习一些东西。一个初生的婴儿就有脑子，但是他不能够知道许多事情。经验是带来知识的唯一的好东西，你生活在这世界上愈长久，你一定愈能够得到经验。
"Oh, thank you -- thank you!" cried the Scarecrow. "I'll find a way to use them, never fear!"
“啊，谢谢你，谢谢你！”稻草人喊道，“不必担心，我将自己找出一个方法，来运用脑子！
The false Wizard looked at him carefully.
这个假魔术家十分用心地注视着他。
"Well," he said with a sigh, "I'm not much of a magician, as I said; but if you will come to me tomorrow morning, I will stuff your head with brains. I cannot tell you how to use them, however; you must find that out for yourself."
“好，”他叹着一口气说道，“我虽然不是像我夸说的一个很能干的魔术家，但是如果明天早晨你到我这里来，我将用脑子塞进你的脑壳里。但是我不能够告诉你怎样地去运用脑子，你必须得自己去运用它。
"But how about my courage?" asked the Lion anxiously.
“关于我的胆量怎么办呢？”狮子烦躁地问他。
"You have plenty of courage, I am sure," answered Oz. "All you need is confidence in yourself. There is no living thing that is not afraid when it faces danger. The True courage is in facing danger when you are afraid, and that kind of courage you have in plenty."
“我相信你有很大的胆量，”奥芝回答说，“你所需要的是在于你自己信任自己。当遇见危险的时候，没有一种生物是不害怕的。真正的胆量，是当你在害怕的时候，仍旧面对着危险，那种胆量，你是并不缺少的。
"Perhaps I have, but I'm scared just the same," said the Lion. "I shall really be very unhappy unless you give me the sort of courage that makes one forget he is afraid."
“也许我有，但是我还是照样地害怕，”狮子说，“除非你使我忘记自己是小胆狮，否则，我仍旧是十分不快乐的。
"Why, as for that," answered Oz, "I think you are wrong to want a heart. It makes most people unhappy. If you only knew it, you are in luck not to have a heart."
“啊，至于那个，”奥芝回答道，“我想你要一颗心是错误的。那东西使得很多的人不快乐。只要你明白了这一点，那么，没有一颗心正是你的运气。
"Very well, I will give you that sort of courage tomorrow," replied Oz.
奥芝回答说：“很好，明天我将给你那种胆量。
"That must be a matter of opinion," said the Tin Woodman. "For my part, I will bear all the unhappiness without a murmur, if you will give me the heart."
“这是一个意见不同的问题，”铁皮人说，“在我说起来，如果你把心给了我，我将忍受着一切的不快乐，没有一句怨恨的话。
"How about my heart?" asked the Tin Woodman.
“关于我的心怎么样呢！”铁皮人问。
"Very well," answered Oz meekly. "Come to me tomorrow and you shall have a heart. I have played Wizard for so many years that I may as well continue the part a little longer."
“很好，”奥芝又温和又谦逊地回答他，“明天到我这里来，我将给你一颗心。我曾经这样地玩过许多年的魔术，那我可以同样地再来玩一次。
"And now," said Dorothy, "how am I to get back to Kansas?"
“现在，”多萝茜说，“我将怎样地回到堪萨斯州去？
"We shall have to think about that," replied the little man. "Give me two or three days to consider the matter and I'll try to find a way to carry you over the desert. In the meantime you shall all be treated as my guests, and while you live in the Palace my people will wait upon you and obey your slightest wish. There is only one thing I ask in return for my help -- such as it is. You must keep my secret and tell no one I am a humbug."
“我们不得不讨论这个问题，”矮小的老人回答说，“你给我两天或者三天的时间，来认真地考虑这件事情，我将想出一个办法来，带着你越过这个大沙漠。在这期间，你们将像我的宾客一样受到很好招待，当你们住在我的宫殿里的时候，我的百姓将要侍候你们，并且听从你们的最微细的差使。只有一件事情，我要请求人们帮助我，作为对我工作的报答——就是这样：你们必须严守我的秘密，不要去告诉什么人，说我是一个骗子。
They agreed to say nothing of what they had learned, and went back to their rooms in high spirits. Even Dorothy had hope that "The Great and Terrible Humbug," as she called him, would find a way to send her back to Kansas, and if he did she was willing to forgive him everything.
他们都同意，不说出他们知道了的一切事情，高高兴兴地回到他们的房间里。即使多萝茜也在希望那被她辱骂过的“伟大的可怕的骗子”的奥芝，将要想出一个办法来，送她回到堪萨斯州去，倘若他能够做到这点，她愿意什么事都宽恕了他。