` Fan her head ! ' the Red Queen anxiously interrupted . ` She 'll be feverish after so much thinking . ' So they set to work and fanned her with bunches of leaves , till she had to beg them to leave off , it blew her hair about so . ` She 's all right again now , ' said the Red Queen . ` Do you know Languages ? What 's the French for fiddle-de-dee ? ' ` Fiddle-de-dee 's not English , ' Alice replied gravely . ` Who ever said it was ? ' said the Red Queen . Alice thought she saw a way out of the difficulty this time . ` If you 'll tell me what language `` fiddle-de-dee '' is , I 'll tell you the French for it ! ' she exclaimed triumphantly . But the Red Queen drew herself up rather stiffly , and said ` Queens never make bargains . ' ' I wish Queens never asked questions , ' Alice thought to herself . ` 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 XXXXX : ` when you 've once said a thing , that fixes it , and you must take the consequences . '
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