Of course, our friends halted at once, for they had not expected this dreadful array of soldiery.

The Wizard seemed puzzled, and his companions exchanged discouraged looks.
"I'd no idea Ugu had such an army as that," said Dorothy.

"The castle doesn't look big enough to hold them all." "It isn't," declared the Wizard.
"But they all marched out of it." "They seemed to, but I don't believe it is a real army at all.

If Ugu the Shoemaker had so many people living with him, I'm sure the Czarover of Herku would have mentioned the fact to us." "They're only girls!" laughed Scraps.
"Girls are the fiercest soldiers of all," declared the Frogman.

"They are more brave than men, and they have better nerves.