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           Alicefeltdreadfullypuzzled. TheHatter’sremarkseemedtohertohavenosortofmeaninginit,andyetitwascertainlyEnglish. "Idon’tquiteunderstandyou,"shesaid,aspolitelyasshecould. 

           "TheDormouseisasleepagain,"saidtheHatter,andhepouredalittlehotteauponitsnose. 

           TheDormouseshookitsheadimpatiently,andsaid,withoutopeningitseyes, "Ofcourse,ofcourse:justwhatIwasgoingtoremarkmyself." 

           "Haveyouguessedtheriddleyet? "theHattersaid,turningtoAliceagain. 

           "No,Igiveitup,"Alicereplied: "what’stheanswer?" 

           "Ihaven’ttheslightestidea,"saidtheHatter. 

           "NorI,"saidtheMarchHare. 

           Alicesighedwearily. "Ithinkyoumightdosomethingbetterwiththetime,"shesaid,"thanwasteitinaskingriddlesthathavenoanswers." 

           "IfyouknewTimeaswellasIdo,"saidtheHatter,"youwouldn’ttalkaboutwastingit. It’shim." 

           "Idon’tknowwhatyoumean,"saidAlice. 

           "Ofcourseyoudon’t! "theHattersaid,tossinghisheadcontemptuously. "IdaresayyouneverevenspoketoTime!" 

           "Perhapsnot,"Alicecautiouslyreplied; "butIknowIhavetobeattimewhenIlearnmusic."