` My finger 's bleeding ! Oh , oh , oh , oh ! ' Her screams were so exactly like the whistle of a steam-engine , that Alice had to hold both her hands over her ears . ` What IS the matter ? ' she said , as soon as there was a chance of making herself heard . ` Have you pricked your finger ? ' ' I have n't pricked it YET , ' the Queen said , ` but I soon shall -- oh , oh , oh ! ' ` When do you expect to do it ? ' Alice asked , feeling very much inclined to laugh . ` When I fasten my shawl again , ' the poor Queen groaned out : ` the brooch will come undone directly . Oh , oh ! ' As she said the words the brooch flew open , and the Queen clutched wildly at it , and tried to clasp it again . ` Take care ! ' cried Alice . ` You 're holding it all crooked ! ' And she caught at the brooch ; but it was too late : the pin had slipped , and the Queen had pricked her finger . ` That accounts for the bleeding , you see , ' she said to Alice with a smile . ` Now you understand the way things happen here . ' ` But why do n't you scream now ? ' Alice asked , holding her hands ready to put over her ears again .
` Why , I 've done all the screaming already , ' said the XXXXX .
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