‘flamingoes and mustard both bite. And the moral of that is — ”Birds of a feather flock together.”’

‘Only mustard isn’t a bird,’ Alice remarked.

‘Right, as usual,’ said the Duchess: ‘what a clear way you have of putting things!’

‘It’s a mineral, I think,’ said Alice.

‘Of course it is,’ said the Duchess, who seemed ready to agree to everything that Alice said; ‘there’s a large mustard-mine near here. And the moral of that is — ”The more there is of mine, the less there is of yours.”’

‘Oh, I know!

’ exclaimed Alice, who had not attended to this last remark,