His name is Haigha, and
he lives -- '
`He lives on the Hill,' the King remarked simply, without the least
idea that he was joining in the game, while Alice was still
hesitating for the name of a town beginning with H. `The other
Messenger's called Hatta. I must have TWO, you know -- to come and
go. Once to come, and one to go.'
`I beg your pardon?' said Alice.
`It isn't respectable to beg,' said the King.
`I only meant that I didn't understand,' said Alice. `Why one to
come and one to go?'
`Don't I tell you?' the King repeated impatiently. `I must have
Two -- to fetch and carry. One to fetch, and one to carry.'
At this moment the Messenger arrived: he was far too much out of
breath to say a word, and could only wave his hands about, and make
the most fearful faces at the poor King.
`This young lady loves you with an H,' the King said, introducing
Alice in the hope of turning off the Messenger's attention from
himself -- but it was no use -- the Anglo-Saxon attitudes only got
more extraordinary every moment, while the great eyes rolled wildly
from side to side.
`You alarm me!' said the King. `I feel faint -- Give me a ham
sandwich!'
On which the Messenger, to Alice's great amusement, opened a bag
that hung round his neck, and handed a sandwich to the King, who
devoured it greedily.
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