Help me to get it into this bag . ' This took a very long time to manage , though Alice held the bag open very carefully , because the Knight was so VERY awkward in putting in the dish : the first two or three times that he tried he fell in himself instead . ` It 's rather a tight fit , you see , ' he said , as they got it in a last ; ` There are so many candlesticks in the bag . ' And he hung it to the saddle , which was already loaded with bunches of carrots , and fire-irons , and many other things . ' I hope you 've got your hair well fastened on ? ' he continued , as they set off . ` Only in the usual way , ' Alice said , smiling . ` That 's hardly enough , ' he said , anxiously . ` You see the wind is so VERY strong here . It 's as strong as soup . ' ` Have you invented a plan for keeping the hair from being blown off ? ' Alice enquired . ` Not yet , ' said the Knight . ` But I 've got a plan for keeping it from FALLING off . ' ' I should like to hear it , very much . ' ` First you take an upright stick , ' said the Knight . ` Then you make your hair creep up it , like a fruit-tree . Now the reason hair falls off is because it hangs DOWN -- things never fall UPWARDS , you know . It 's a plan of my own invention . You may try it if you like . '
It did n't sound a comfortable plan , XXXXX thought , and for a few minutes she walked on in silence , puzzling over the idea , and every now and then stopping to help the poor Knight , who certainly was NOT a good rider .
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