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A Mad Tea-Party
TheHatterwasthefirsttobreakthesilence. "Whatdayofthemonthisit? "hesaid,turningtoAlice: hehadtakenhiswatchoutofhispocket,andwaslookingatituneasily,shakingiteverynowandthen,andholdingittohisear.
Aliceconsideredalittle,andthensaid"Thefourth."
"Twodayswrong! "sighedtheHatter. "Itoldyoubutterwouldn’tsuittheworks! "headdedlookingangrilyattheMarchHare.
"Itwasthebestbutter,"theMarchHaremeeklyreplied.
"Yes,butsomecrumbsmusthavegotinaswell,"theHattergrumbled: "youshouldn’thaveputitinwiththebread-knife. "TheMarchHaretookthewatchandlookedatitgloomily: thenhedippeditintohiscupoftea,andlookedatitagain: buthecouldthinkofnothingbettertosaythanhisfirstremark,"Itwasthebestbutter,youknow."
Alicehadbeenlookingoverhisshoulderwithsomecuriosity."Whatafunnywatch!"sheremarked. "Ittellsthedayofthemonth,anddoesn’ttellwhato’clockitis!"
"Whyshouldit? "mutteredtheHatter. "Doesyourwatchtellyouwhatyearitis?"
"Ofcoursenot,"Alicerepliedveryreadily: "butthat’sbecauseitstaysthesameyearforsuchalongtimetogether."
"Whichisjustthecasewithmine,"saidtheHatter.