But Hatta only munched away , and drank some more tea . ` Speak , wo n't you ! ' cried the King . ` How are they getting on with the fight ? ' Hatta made a desperate effort , and swallowed a large piece of bread-and-butter . ` They 're getting on very well , ' he said in a choking voice : ` each of them has been down about eighty-seven times . ' ` Then I suppose they 'll soon bring the white bread and the brown ? ' Alice ventured to remark . ` It 's waiting for 'em now , ' said Hatta : ` this is a bit of it as I 'm eating . ' There was a pause in the fight just then , and the Lion and the Unicorn sat down , panting , while the King called out ` Ten minutes allowed for refreshments ! ' Haigha and Hatta set to work at once , carrying rough trays of white and brown bread . Alice took a piece to taste , but it was VERY dry . ' I do n't think they 'll fight any more to-day , ' the King said to Hatta : ` go and order the drums to begin . ' And Hatta went bounding away like a grasshopper . For a minute or two Alice stood silent , watching him . Suddenly she brightened up . ` Look , look ! ' she cried , pointing eagerly . ` There 's the White Queen running across the country ! She came flying out of the wood over yonder -- How fast those Queens CAN run ! '
` There 's some enemy after her , no doubt , ' the XXXXX said , without even looking round .
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