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TURTLES STORY. 133
“Ah, well! It means much the same thing,”
said the Duchess, digging her sharp little chin
into Alice’s shoulder as she added, ‘‘and the
moral of that is—‘ Take care of the sense, and
the sounds will take care of themselves.’ ”
“How fond she is of finding morals in
things!” Alice thought to herself.
"I dare say you're wondering why I don’t
put my arm round your waist, the Duchess said
after a pause: “the reason is, that I’m doubt¬
ful about the temper of your essai Shall
I try the experiment ?”
“He might bite, Alice cautiously replied,
not feeling at ali anxious to have the experl¬
ment tried.
“Very true,’ said the Duchess: “« flamingoes
and mustard both bite. And the moral of that
. 1s— Birds of a feather flock together, ”
“Only mustard isn’t a bird,” Alice remarked.
“Right, as usual,” said the Duchess: “what
a clear way you have of putting things ! ”
“its a mineral, I think,” said Alice.