If we find our way underground at all, it will be by chance." "Then," said Betsy, "let us select any road, haphazard, and see where it leads us." "That seems sensible," declared the Princess.

"It may require a lot of time for us to find Ruggedo, but we have more time than anything else." "If you keep me wound up," said Tik-Tok, "I will last a thou-sand years." "Then the only question to decide is which way to go," added Shaggy, looking first at one road and then at another.
But while they stood hesitating, a peculiar sound reached their ears--a sound like the tramping of many feet.
"What's coming ?" cried Betsy; and then she ran to the left-hand road and glanced along the path.

"Why, it's an army!" she exclaimed.

"What shall we do, hide or run ?" "Stand still," commanded Shaggy.

"I'm not afraid of an army.