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 it certainly looked much more like a saucepan.)

"Well—yes—a little," Alice replied, gently.

"I'm very brave, generally," he went on, in a low voice; "only to-day I happen to have a headache."

"And I've got a toothache!" said Tweedledee, who had overheard the remark. "I'm far worse than you!"

"Then you'd better not fight to-day," said Alice, thinking it a good opportunity to make peace.

"We must have a bit of a fight, but I don't care about going on long," said Tweedledum. "What's the time now?"

Tweedledee looked at his watch, and said, "Half-past four."

"Let's fight till six and then have dinner," said Tweedledum.

"Very well," the other said, rather sadly; "and she can watch us—only you'd better not come very close," he