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Queen Alice

           "Letitlieinadish!"

           Thatiseasy,becauseitalreadyisinit.

           

           "Bringithere!Letmesup!"

           Itiseasytosetsuchadishonthetable.

           "Takethedish-coverup!"

           Ah,thatissohardthatIfearI’munable!

           

           Foritholdsitlikeglue

           Holdsthelidtothedish,whileitliesinthemiddle:

           Whichiseasiesttodo,

           Un-dish-coverthefish,ordishcovertheriddle?’

           

           ‘Takeaminutetothinkaboutit,andthenguess,’saidtheRedQueen.‘Meanwhile,we’lldrinkyourhealthQueenAlice’shealth!’shescreamedatthetopofhervoice,andalltheguestsbegandrinkingitdirectly,andveryqueerlytheymanagedit:someofthemputtheirglassesupontheirheadslikeextinguishers,anddrankallthattrickleddowntheirfacesothersupsetthedecanters,anddrankthewineasitranofftheedgesofthetableandthreeofthem(wholookedlikekangaroos)scrambledintothedishofroastmutton,andbeganeagerlylappingupthegravy,‘justlikepigsinatrough!’thoughtAlice.

           ‘Yououghttoreturnthanksinaneatspeech,’theRedQueensaid,frowningatAliceasshespoke.

           ‘Wemustsupportyou,youknow,’theWhiteQueenwhispered,asAlicegotuptodoit,veryobediently,butalittlefrightened.

           ‘Thankyouverymuch,’shewhisperedinreply,‘butIcandoquitewellwithout.

           ‘Thatwouldn’tbeatallthething,’theRedQueensaidverydecidedly:soAlicetriedtosubmittoitwithagoodgrace.

           (‘Andtheydidpushso!’shesaidafterwards,whenshewastellinghersisterthehistoryofthefeast.

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