闀滀腑缂_Through The Looking Glass_137

so. 　　`She's all right again now,' said the Red Queen. `Do you knowLanguages? What's the French for fiddle-de-dee?' 　　`Fiddle-de-dee's not English,' Alice replied gravely. 　　`Who ever said it was?' said the Red Queen. 　　Alice thought she saw a way out of the difficulty this time. `If you'lltell me what language "fiddle-de-dee" is, I'll tell you the French for it!' sheexclaimed triumphantly. 　　But the Red Queen drew herself up rather stiffly, and said `Queensnever make bargains.' 　　`I wish Queens never asked questions,' Alice thought to herself. 　　`Don't let us quarrel,' the White Queen said in an anxious tone. 　　`What is the cause of lightning?' 　　`The cause of lightning,' Alice said very decidedly, for she felt quitecertain about this, `is the thunder--no, no!' she hastily corrected herself. 　　`I meant the other way.' 　　`It's too late to correct it,' said the Red Queen: `when you've oncesaid a thing, that fixes it, and you must take the consequences.' 　　`Which reminds me--' the White Queen said, looking