"'Oh Pledges dear,' the Colonel said,
'Is not this bully fun?
I thank you for the Harvester——'
But answer there came none,
And this was scarcely odd, because
He'd swallowed every one."
CHAPTER XI
"When I went to school," said the Red Knight, "I was particularly good at Riddles, Reverence and Rithmetic."
"I've studied arithmetic in school and played riddles after school," said Alice, "but I don't know what you mean by Reverence."
"I'm surprised," said the Red Knight. "Reverence means doing honor to great men. For instance, when I look at myself and am reminded of Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Napoleon, Mark Twain, Admiral Peary, and Joan of Arc, that means reverence. But perhaps you'd rather have me ask you riddles?"
"I think I should," said Alice.
"Very well. What's the difference between a Southern postmaster in 1908 and a Southern postmaster in 1912?"
"I'm sure I don't know," said Alice. "What is it?"
"I give it up," said the Red Knight.