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serpent; and there’s no use denying it. I sup¬
pose youll be tellmg me next that you never
tasted an egg!”
“I have tasted eggs, certainly,” said Alice,
who was "a very truthful child; “but little girls
eat egos quite as much as serpents do, you
know.”
“T don't believe it,” said the Pigeon; “but if
they do, why then they're a kind of serpent,
that’s all I can say.”
This was such a new idea to Alice, that she
was quite silent for a minute or two, wnich gave
the Pigeon the opportunity of adding, “ You re
looking for eggs, I know that well enough; and
what does it matter to me whether youre a
little girl or a serpent ?”
“It matters a good deal to me,’ said Alice
hastily; “but I’m not looking for eggs, as it
happens ; and if | was, I shouldnt want yours:
I don’t like them raw.” ús
“Well, be off, then!” said the Pigeon in a
sulky tone, as it settled down again into its
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