` Do n'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 quite certain 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 once said a thing , that fixes it , and you must take the consequences . ' ` Which reminds me -- ' the White Queen said , looking down and nervously clasping and unclasping her hands , ` we had SUCH a thunderstorm last Tuesday -- I mean one of the last set of Tuesdays , you know . ' Alice was puzzled . ` In OUR country , ' she remarked , ` there 's only one day at a time . ' The Red Queen said , ` That 's a poor thin way of doing things . Now HERE , we mostly have days and nights two or three at a time , and sometimes in the winter we take as many as five nights together -- for warmth , you know . ' ` Are five nights warmer than one night , then ? ' Alice ventured to ask . ` Five times as warm , of course . ' ` But they should be five times as COLD , by the same rule -- ' ` Just so ! ' cried the Red Queen . ` Five times as warm , AND five times as cold -- just as I 'm five times as rich as you are , AND five times as clever ! ' Alice sighed and gave it up . ` It 's exactly like a riddle with no answer ! ' she thought .
` Humpty Dumpty saw it too , ' the White XXXXX went on in a low voice , more as if she were talking to herself .
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