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THE WALRUS AND THE CARPENTER. 43
“OQ Oysters, come and walk with us!”
The Walrus did beseech. —
“A pleasant walk, a pleasant talk,
Along the briny beach:
We cannot do with more than four,
To give a hand to each.”
The eldest Oyster looked at him,
But never a word he said:
The eldest Oyster winked his eye,
And shook his heavy head— _
Meaning to say he did not choose
To leave the oyster-bed.