← 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 executioner’s argument was, that you couldn’t cut off a head unless there was a body to cut it off from: 🔊
← The King’s argument was, that anything that had a head could be beheaded, and that you weren’t to talk nonsense. 🔊
← The Queen’s argument was, that if something wasn’t done about it in less than no time she’d have everybody executed, all round. 🔊