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146 THE LOBSTER
(Alice began to say, “I once tasted—” but
checked herself hastily, and said, ‘‘No, never”)—
“so you can have no idea what a delightful thing
a Lobster Quadrille is!”
“No, indeed,’ said Alice. “What sort of a
dance is it?”
“Why, said the Gryphon, “you first form
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into a line along the sea-shore
“Two lines!” cried the Mock Turtle. “Seals,
turtles, salmon, and so on; then, when you’ve
cleared all the jelly-fish out of the way——~”
“That generally takes some time,” interrupted
the Gryphon.
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“—-you advance twice
" Bach with a lobster as a partner!” cried the
Gry phon.
“Of course,” the Mock Turtle said: “advance
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twice, set to partners
“change lobsters, and retire in same order,”
continued the Gryphon.
‘Then, you know,” the Mock Turtle went on,
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