Silence all round , if you please ! `` William the Conqueror , whose cause was favoured by the pope , was soon submitted to by the English , who wanted leaders , and had been of late much accustomed to usurpation and conquest . Edwin and Morcar , the earls of Mercia and Northumbria -- '' ' ` Ugh ! ' said the Lory , with a shiver . ' I beg your pardon ! ' said the Mouse , frowning , but very politely : ` Did you speak ? ' ` Not I ! ' said the Lory hastily . ' I thought you did , ' said the Mouse . ' -- I proceed . `` Edwin and Morcar , the earls of Mercia and Northumbria , declared for him : and even Stigand , the patriotic archbishop of Canterbury , found it advisable -- '' ' ` Found WHAT ? ' said the Duck . ` Found IT , ' the Mouse replied rather crossly : ` of course you know what `` it '' means . ' ' I know what `` it '' means well enough , when I find a thing , ' said the Duck : ` it 's generally a frog or a worm . The question is , what did the archbishop find ? ' The Mouse did not notice this question , but hurriedly went on , ' '' -- found it advisable to go with Edgar Atheling to meet William and offer him the crown . William 's conduct at first was moderate . But the insolence of his Normans -- '' How are you getting on now , my dear ? ' it continued , turning to Alice as it spoke . ` As wet as ever , ' said Alice in a melancholy tone : ` it does n't seem to dry me at all . '
` In that case , ' said the Dodo solemnly , rising XXXXX its feet , ' I move that the meeting adjourn , for the immediate adoption of more energetic remedies -- ' ` Speak English ! '
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