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Queen Alice

           ‘Youmustn’tleaveoutsomanythings.

           ‘Fanherhead!’theRedQueenanxiouslyinterrupted.‘She’llbefeverishaftersomuchthinking.Sotheysettoworkandfannedherwithbunchesofleaves,tillshehadtobegthemtoleaveoff,itblewherhairaboutso.

           ‘She’sallrightagainnow,’saidtheRedQueen.‘DoyouknowLanguages?What’stheFrenchforfiddle-de-dee?’

           ‘Fiddle-de-dee’snotEnglish,’Alicerepliedgravely.

           ‘Whoeversaiditwas?’saidtheRedQueen.

           Alicethoughtshesawawayoutofthedifficultythistime.‘Ifyou’lltellmewhatlanguage"fiddle-de-dee"is,I’lltellyoutheFrenchforit!’sheexclaimedtriumphantly.

           ButtheRedQueendrewherselfupratherstiffly,andsaid‘Queensnevermakebargains.

           ‘IwishQueensneveraskedquestions,’Alicethoughttoherself.

           ‘Don’tletusquarrel,’theWhiteQueensaidinananxioustone.‘Whatisthecauseoflightning?’

           ‘Thecauseoflightning,’Alicesaidverydecidedly,forshefeltquitecertainaboutthis,‘isthethunderno,no!’shehastilycorrectedherself.‘Imeanttheotherway.

           ‘It’stoolatetocorrectit,’saidtheRedQueen:‘whenyou’veoncesaidathing,thatfixesit,andyoumusttaketheconsequences.

           ‘WhichremindsmetheWhiteQueensaid,lookingdownandnervouslyclaspingandunclaspingherhands,‘wehadsuchathunderstormlastTuesdayImeanoneofthelastsetofTuesdays,youknow.

           Alicewaspuzzled.

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