argument

Indeed, she had quite a long argument with the Lory, who at last turned sulky, and would only say, ‘I am older than you, and must know better’; 🔊

and they repeated their arguments to her, though, as they all spoke at once, she found it very hard indeed to make out exactly what they said. 🔊

The executioners argument was, that you couldn’t cut off a head unless there was a body to cut it off from: 🔊

The Kings argument was, that anything that had a head could be beheaded, and that you weren’t to talk nonsense. 🔊

The Queens argument was, that if something wasn’t done about it in less than no time shed have everybody executed, all round. 🔊

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