“ Alice , have you gone completely mad ?” he challenged . “ No , not yet I ’ m afraid . I traded him for his prized kazoo , so I know we ’ ll get it back .” “ And where might that be ?” “ With the Frivolous Bandersnatch !” She exclaimed . M was perplexed .
Didn ’ t Alice justget the hat away from a bandersnatch ? “ Alice !” He scolded . She quickly turned to face him , and attempted to comfort him by reaching out and taking his hand . “ Don ’ t you trust me ?” She asked . M thought about it , and he did , but
Alice sometimes let her madness get a hold of her . “ Yes of course I do but- ” “ You do ? Yay !” She paraded in triumph . “ This Bandersnatch is completely docile and independent from the Queen . He ’ s a friend .” “ Okay , I ’ m sorry I doubted you .” In response , as an attempt to lighten the mood , Alice stood up on to her toes and compared height . “ You ’ re still short !” Alice teased . “ Not as short as you !” M mocked back . They continued walking along , babbling on and on about anything and everything . Being the only partially sane ones here , they became quite good friends . They were practically inseparable , except for when M had a new hat to make or Alice had a new foe to battle . At the end of the day , though , they were about as close as friends could get .
“ Do you remember the story you used to tell me about the
Jabberwocky ” Alice asked , turning to face him . “ The Jabber-who-ey ?” He replied with confusion . “ Oh , I guess not then . There ’ s a lot you don ’ t remember , isn ’ t there ?” “ While that ’ s true , I very much remember you , Alice .” She smiled . Even though M didn ’ t remember everything , he remembered what mattered to him . “ Well , would you like for me to tell you about the Jabberwock ?” “ Yes , very very much so !” “ You always used to mumble this , I only remember fractions of it I ’ m afraid .” She took a breath , and cleared her throat . “ With his vorpal sword in hand , long time the manxome foe he sought , so rested he by the Tum-Tum tree , and stood awhile in thought- ” Alice was cut off by M chiming in .
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