` Every one of these things has got to go on , somehow or other . ' Alice said afterwards she had never seen such a fuss made about anything in all her life -- the way those two bustled about -- and the quantity of things they put on -- and the trouble they gave her in tying strings and fastening buttons -- ` Really they 'll be more like bundles of old clothes than anything else , by the time they 're ready ! ' she said to herself , as she arranged a bolster round the neck of Tweedledee , ` to keep his head from being cut off , ' as he said . ` You know , ' he added very gravely , ` it 's one of the most serious things that can possibly happen to one in a battle -- to get one 's head cut off . ' Alice laughed aloud : but she managed to turn it into a cough , for fear of hurting his feelings . ` Do I look very pale ? ' said Tweedledum , coming up to have his helmet tied on . -LRB- He CALLED it a helmet , though it certainly looked much more like a saucepan . -RRB- ` Well -- yes -- a LITTLE , ' Alice replied gently . ` I 'm very brave generally , ' he went on in a low voice : ` only to-day I happen to have a headache . ' ` And I 'VE got a toothache ! ' said Tweedledee , who had overheard the remark . ` I 'm far worse off than you ! ' ` Then you 'd better not fight to-day , ' said Alice , thinking it a good opportunity to make peace . ` We MUST have a bit of a fight , but I do n't care about going on long , ' said Tweedledum . ` What 's the time now ? ' Tweedledee looked at his watch , and said ` Half-past four . ' ` Let 's fight till six , and then have dinner , ' said Tweedledum . ` Very well , ' the other said , rather sadly : ` and SHE can watch us -- only you 'd better not come VERY close , ' he added : ' I generally hit everything I can see -- when I get really excited . ' ` And I hit everything within reach , ' cried Tweedledum , ` whether I can see it or not ! '
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