. Through the looking glass, and what Alice found there. nto the wood, and returned in a minute withtheir arms full of things—such as bolsters,blankets, hearth-rugs, table-cloths, dish-covers,and coal-scuttles. I hope you re a good handat pinning and tying strings ? Tweedledumremarked. Every one of these things has gotto go on, somehow or other. Alice said afterwards she had never seen sucha fuss made about anything in all her life—the way those two bustled about—and the quan-tity of things they put on—and the troublethey gave her in tying strings and fastening buttons Eeally they 11 be more l
. Through the looking glass, and what Alice found there. nto the wood, and returned in a minute withtheir arms full of things—such as bolsters,blankets, hearth-rugs, table-cloths, dish-covers,and coal-scuttles. I hope you re a good handat pinning and tying strings ? Tweedledumremarked. Every one of these things has gotto go on, somehow or other. Alice said afterwards she had never seen sucha fuss made about anything in all her life—the way those two bustled about—and the quan-tity of things they put on—and the troublethey gave her in tying strings and fastening buttons Eeally they 11 be more like bundles of old clothes than anything else, by the timethey re ready ! she said to herself, as she arrangeda bolster round the neck of Tweedledee, to keephis head from being cut off, as he said. You know, he added very gravely, itsone of the most serious things that can possiblyhappen to one in a battle—to get ones headcut off. AND TWEEDLEDEE. 87 Alice laughed loud : but she managed to turnit into a cough, for fear of hurting his Do I look very pale ? said Tweedledum,coming up to have his helmet tied on. (Hecalled it a helmet, though it certainly lookedmuch more like a saucepan.) Well—yes—a little Alice replied gently. Im very brave, generally, he went on ina low voice: only to-day I happen to havea headache. 88 TWEEDLEDUM And Ive got a toothache! said Tweedle-dee, who had overheard the remark. I m farworse than you ! Then you d better not fight to-day, saidAlice, thinking it a • good opportunity to makepeace. We must have a bit of a fight, but I dontcare about going on long, said Tweedledum. Whats the time now ? Tweedledee looked at his watch, and said Half-past four. Lets fight till six, and then have dinner,said Tweedledum. Very well, the other said, rather sadly :and she can watch us—only youd betternot come very close, he added: I generallyhit every thing I can see—when I get reallyexcited. And / hit every thing within reach, criedTweedled
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