Ahoy ! Check ! ' and Alice looked round in some surprise for the new enemy . This time it was a White Knight . He drew up at Alice 's side , and tumbled off his horse just as the Red Knight had done : then he got on again , and the two Knights sat and looked at each other for some time without speaking . Alice looked from one to the other in some bewilderment . ` She 's MY prisoner , you know ! ' the Red Knight said at last . ` Yes , but then I came and rescued her ! ' the White Knight replied . ` Well , we must fight for her , then , ' said the Red Knight , as he took up his helmet -LRB- which hung from the saddle , and was something the shape of a horse 's head -RRB- , and put it on . ` You will observe the Rules of Battle , of course ? ' the White Knight remarked , putting on his helmet too . ' I always do , ' said the Red Knight , and they began banging away at each other with such fury that Alice got behind a tree to be out of the way of the blows . ' I wonder , now , what the Rules of Battle are , ' she said to herself , as she watched the fight , timidly peeping out from her hiding-place : ` one Rule seems to be , that if one Knight hits the other , he knocks him off his horse , and if he misses , he tumbles off himself -- and another Rule seems to be that they hold their clubs with their arms , as if they were Punch and Judy -- What a noise they make when they tumble ! Just like a whole set of fire-irons falling into the fender ! And how quiet the horses are ! They let them get on and off them just as if they were tables ! ' Another Rule of Battle , that Alice had not noticed , seemed to be that they always fell on their heads , and the battle ended with their both falling off in this way , side by side : when they got up again , they shook hands , and then the Red Knight mounted and galloped off . ` It was a glorious victory , was n't it ? '
said the White XXXXX , as he came up panting . '
Ahoy Alice Battle Judy Knight Red clubs course fire-irons hiding-place