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Humpty Dumpty

           ‘Thatwallissoverynarrow!’

           ‘Whattremendouslyeasyriddlesyouask!’HumptyDumptygrowledout.‘OfcourseIdon’tthinkso!Why,ifeverIdidfalloffwhichthere’snochanceofbutIfIdidHerehepursedhislipsandlookedsosolemnandgrandthatAlicecouldhardlyhelplaughing.‘IfIdidfall,’hewenton,‘theKinghaspromisedmewithhisveryownmouthtoto

           ‘Tosendallhishorsesandallhismen,’Aliceinterrupted,ratherunwisely.

           ‘NowIdeclarethat’stoobad!’HumptyDumptycried,breakingintoasuddenpassion.‘You’vebeenlisteningatdoorsandbehindtreesanddownchimneysoryoucouldn’thaveknownit!’

           ‘Ihaven’t,indeed!’Alicesaidverygently.‘It’sinabook.

           ‘Ah,well!Theymaywritesuchthingsinabook,’HumptyDumptysaidinacalmertone.‘That’swhatyoucallaHistoryofEngland,thatis.Now,takeagoodlookatme!I’monethathasspokentoaKing,Iam:mayhapyou’llneverseesuchanother:andtoshowyouI’mnotproud,youmayshakehandswithme!’Andhegrinnedalmostfromeartoear,asheleantforwards(andasnearlyaspossiblefellofthewallindoingso)andofferedAlicehishand.Shewatchedhimalittleanxiouslyasshetookit.‘Ifhesmiledmuchmore,theendsofhismouthmightmeetbehind,’shethought:‘andthenIdon’tknowwhatwouldhappentohishead!I’mafraiditwouldcomeoff!’

           ‘Yes,allhishorsesandallhismen,’HumptyDumptywenton.

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