I never heard of such a thing ! ' ' -- but there 's one great advantage in it , that one 's memory works both ways . ' ` I 'm sure MINE only works one way , ' Alice remarked . ' I ca n't remember things before they happen . ' ` It 's a poor sort of memory that only works backwards , ' the Queen remarked . ` What sort of things do YOU remember best ? ' Alice ventured to ask . ` Oh , things that happened the week after next , ' the Queen replied in a careless tone . ` For instance , now , ' she went on , sticking a large piece of plaster -LSB- band-aid -RSB- on her finger as she spoke , ` there 's the King 's Messenger . He 's in prison now , being punished : and the trial does n't even begin till next Wednesday : and of course the crime comes last of all . ' ` Suppose he never commits the crime ? ' said Alice . ` That would be all the better , would n't it ? ' the Queen said , as she bound the plaster round her finger with a bit of ribbon . Alice felt there was no denying THAT . ` Of course it would be all the better , ' she said : ` but it would n't be all the better his being punished . ' ` You 're wrong THERE , at any rate , ' said the Queen : ` were YOU ever punished ? ' ` Only for faults , ' said Alice . ` And you were all the better for it , I know ! ' the Queen said triumphantly .
` Yes , but then I HAD done the things I was punished for , ' said XXXXX : ` that makes all the difference . '
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