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A MAD TEA-PARTY. 101 “No, I give it up,” Alice replied: “ what's the answer 2?” “T haven’t the slightest idea, said the Hatter. “Nor I,” said the March Hare. Alice sighed wearly. “I thimk you might do something better with the time,’ she said, “than wasting it in asking riddles that have no answers.” “If you knew Time as well as I do,” said the Hatter, “you wouldn’t talk about wasting wt. Its him.” “JT dont know what you mean,” said Alice. “Of course you dont!” the Hatter said, tossing his head contemptuously. “I dare say you never even spoke to Time!” “Perhaps not,’ Alice cautiously replied: “ but I know I have to beat time when I learn music.” “Ah! that accounts for it,” said the Hatter. “He wont stand beating. Now, if you only kept on good terms with him, hed do almost
