. Through the looking glass, and what Alice found there. never thoughtof that before—But I cant stay there 11 just call and say How dye do ? and askthem the way out of the wood. If I couldonly get to the Eighth Square before it getsdark! So she wandered on, talking to herselfas she went, till, on turning a sharp corner, shecame upon two fat little men, so suddenly thatshe could not help starting back, but in anothermoment she recovered herself, feeling sure thatthey must be. CHAPTER IV. TWEEDLEDUM AND TWEEDLEDEE. They were standing under a tree, each withan arm round the others neck, an


. Through the looking glass, and what Alice found there. never thoughtof that before—But I cant stay there 11 just call and say How dye do ? and askthem the way out of the wood. If I couldonly get to the Eighth Square before it getsdark! So she wandered on, talking to herselfas she went, till, on turning a sharp corner, shecame upon two fat little men, so suddenly thatshe could not help starting back, but in anothermoment she recovered herself, feeling sure thatthey must be. CHAPTER IV. TWEEDLEDUM AND TWEEDLEDEE. They were standing under a tree, each withan arm round the others neck, and Alice knewwhich was which in a moment, because one ofthem had D LAI. embroidered on his collar, andthe other DEE. I suppose theyve each got• TWEEDLE round at the back of the collar,she said to herself. They stood so still that she quite forgot theywere alive, and she was just going round to seeif the word TAVEEDLE was written at the backof each collar, when she was startled by a voicecomino- from the one marked DUAL TWEEDLEDUM AND TWEEDLEDEE. 67. If you think we re wax-works, lie said, youought to pay, you know. AVax-woiks werentmade to be looked at for nothing. Nohow ! Contrariwise, added the one marked DEE, if you think we re alive, you ought to speak. Im sure Im very sorry, was all Alice couldsay ; for the words of the old song kept ringingthrough her head like the ticking of a clock, andshe could hardly help saying them out loud : — F 2 68 TWEEDLEDUM Tweedledum and TweedledeeAgreed to have a battle;For Tweedledum said TweedledeeHad spoiled It is nice new rattle. Just then flew down a monstrous crow, As black as a tar-barrel;Which frightened both the heroes so, They quite forgot their quarrel. 1 know what you re thinking about, saidTweedledum; but it isnt so, nohow. Contrariwise, continued Tweedledee, if itwas so, it might be ; and if it were so, it wouldbe ; but as it isnt, it aint. Thats logic. I was thinking, Alice said very politely, which is the best way out of


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