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The Mock Turtle’s Story
andsecondly,becauseshewasexactlytherightheighttorestherchinuponAlice’sshoulder,anditwasanuncomfortablysharpchin. However,shedidnotliketoberude: sosheboreitaswellasshecould.
"Thegame’sgoingonratherbetternow,"shesaid,bywayofkeepinguptheconversationalittle.
"’Tisso,"saidtheDuchess: "andthemoralofthatis—‘Oh,’tislove,’tislove,thatmakestheworldgoround!’"
"Somebodysaid,"Alicewhispered,"thatit’sdonebyeverybodymindingtheirownbusiness!"
"Ah,well! Itmeansmuchthesamething,"saidtheDuchess,digginghersharplittlechinintoAlice’sshoulderassheadded "andthemoralofthatis—‘Takecareofthesense,andthesoundswilltakecareofthemselves.’"
"Howfondsheisoffindingmoralsinthings! "Alicethoughttoherself.
"Idaresayyou’rewonderingwhyIdon’tputmyarmroundyourwaist,"theDuchesssaid,afterapause: "thereasonis,thatI’mdoubtfulaboutthetemperofyourflamingo. ShallItrytheexperiment?"
"Hemightbite," Alicecautiouslyreplied,notfeelingatallanxioustohavetheexperimenttried.
"Verytrue,"saidtheDuchess: "flamingoesandmustardbothbite. Andthemoralofthatis—‘Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.’"
"Onlymustardisn’tabird,"Aliceremarked.
‘Right,asusual,’saidtheDuchess: ‘whataclearwayyouhaveofputtingthings!’
