'
`You see,' he went on after a pause, `it's as well to be provided
for EVERYTHING. That's the reason the horse has all those anklets
round his feet.'
`But what are they for?' Alice asked in a tone of great curiosity.
`To guard against the bites of sharks,' the Knight replied. `It's
an invention of my own. And now help me on. I'll go with you to the
end of the wood -- What's the dish for?'
`It's meant for plum-cake,' said Alice.
`We'd better take it with us, the Knight said. `It'll some in
handy if we find any plum-cake. Help me to get it into this bag.'
This took a very long time to manage, though Alice held the bag
open very carefully, because the Knight was so VERY awkward in
putting in the dish: the first two or three times that he tried he
fell in himself instead. `It's rather a tight fit, you see,' he
said, as they got it in a last; `There are so many candlesticks in
the bag.' And he hung it to the saddle, which was already loaded
with bunches of carrots, and fire-irons, and many other things.
`I hope you've got your hair well fastened on?' he continued, as
they set off.
`Only in the usual way,' Alice said, smiling.
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