And here the two brothers gave each other a hug , and then they held out the two hands that were free , to shake hands with her . Alice did not like shaking hands with either of them first , for fear of hurting the other one 's feelings ; so , as the best way out of the difficulty , she took hold of both hands at once : the next moment they were dancing round in a ring . This seemed quite natural -LRB- she remembered afterwards -RRB- , and she was not even surprised to hear music playing : it seemed to come from the tree under which they were dancing , and it was done -LRB- as well as she could make it out -RRB- by the branches rubbing one across the other , like fiddles and fiddle-sticks . ` But it certainly WAS funny , ' -LRB- Alice said afterwards , when she was telling her sister the history of all this , -RRB- ` to find myself singing `` HERE WE GO ROUND THE MULBERRY BUSH . '' I do n't know when I began it , but somehow I felt as if I 'd been singing it a long long time ! ' The other two dancers were fat , and very soon out of breath . ` Four times round is enough for one dance , ' Tweedledum panted out , and they left off dancing as suddenly as they had begun : the music stopped at the same moment . Then they let go of Alice 's hands , and stood looking at her for a minute : there was a rather awkward pause , as Alice did n't know how to begin a conversation with people she had just been dancing with . ` It would never do to say `` How d'ye do ? '' NOW , ' she said to herself : ` we seem to have got beyond that , somehow ! ' ' I hope you 're not much tired ? ' she said at last . ` Nohow . And thank you VERY much for asking , ' said Tweedledum . ` So much obliged ! ' added Tweedledee . ` You like poetry ? ' ` Ye-es , pretty well -- SOME poetry , ' Alice said doubtfully . ` Would you tell me which road leads out of the wood ? ' ` What shall I repeat to her ? '
said Tweedledee , looking round at Tweedledum with great solemn eyes , and not noticing XXXXX 's question . '
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