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 "I'll tell you how I came to think of it," said the Knight. "You see, I said to myself, 'The only difficulty is with the feet; the head is high enough already.' Now, first I put my head on the top of the gate—then the head's high enough; then I stand on my head—then the feet are high enough, you see; then I'm over, you see."

"Yes; I suppose you'd be over when that was done," Alice said, thoughtfully; "but don't you think it would be rather hard?"

"I haven't tried it yet," the Knight said, gravely, "so I can't tell for certain; but I'm afraid it would be a little hard."

He looked so vexed at the idea that Alice changed the subject hastily. "What a curious helmet you've got!" she said, cheerfully. "Is that your invention, too?"

The Knight looked down proudly at his helmet, which hung from the