"I'm sure I'll take you with pleasure!" the [White] Queen said. "Twopence a week, and jam every other day." Alice couldn't help laughing, as she said, "I don't want you to hire me—and I don't care for jam." "It's very good jam," said the Queen. "Well, I don't want any to-day, at any rate." "You couldn't have it if you did want it," the Queen said. "The rule is, jam to-morrow and jam yesterday — but never jam to-day." "It must come sometimes to "jam to-day,"' Alice objected. "No, it can't," said the Queen. "It's jam every other day: to-day isn't any other day, you know."
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