So she took it , and ate it as well as she could : and it was VERY dry ; and she thought she had never been so nearly choked in all her life . ` While you 're refreshing yourself , ' said the Queen , ` I 'll just take the measurements . ' And she took a ribbon out of her pocket , marked in inches , and began measuring the ground , and sticking little pegs in here and there . ` At the end of two yards , ' she said , putting in a peg to mark the distance , ' I shall give you your directions -- have another biscuit ? ' ` No , thank you , ' said Alice : ` one 's QUITE enough ! ' ` Thirst quenched , I hope ? ' said the Queen . Alice did not know what to say to this , but luckily the Queen did not wait for an answer , but went on . ` At the end of THREE yards I shall repeat them -- for fear of your forgetting them . At the end of FOUR , I shall say good-bye . And at the end of FIVE , I shall go ! ' She had got all the pegs put in by this time , and Alice looked on with great interest as she returned to the tree , and then began slowly walking down the row . At the two-yard peg she faced round , and said , ' A pawn goes two squares in its first move , you know . So you 'll go VERY quickly through the Third Square -- by railway , I should think -- and you 'll find yourself in the Fourth Square in no time . Well , THAT square belongs to Tweedledum and Tweedledee -- the Fifth is mostly water -- the Sixth belongs to Humpty Dumpty -- But you make no remark ? ' ` I -- I did n't know I had to make one -- just then , ' Alice faltered out . ` You SHOULD have said , `` It 's extremely kind of you to tell me all this '' -- however , we 'll suppose it said -- the Seventh Square is all forest -- however , one of the Knights will show you the way -- and in the Eighth Square we shall be Queens together , and it 's all feasting and fun ! ' Alice got up and curtseyed , and sat down again . At the next peg the Queen turned again , and this time she said , ` Speak in French when you ca n't think of the English for a thing -- turn out your toes as you walk -- and remember who you are ! ' She did not wait for Alice to curtsey this time , but walked on quickly to the next peg , where she turned for a moment to say ` good-bye , ' and then hurried on to the last .
How it happened , XXXXX never knew , but exactly as she came to the last peg , she was gone .
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