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CHAPTER II
Humpty Dumpty of Manter Hall
AFTER carefully stepping over all the mud-puddles, Alice at last reached the sidewalk, and to her astonishment saw a large cat bowing and smiling before her.
"Good morning, sir," said the cat, "anything for Max to-day?"
"I didn't know cats could talk!" cried Alice in surprise.
"I'm a Keezer Cat. All Keezer cats can talk," replied the cat, grinning more than ever; "anything for Max to-day?"
"Who is Max, and what does he want?" Alice asked.
"This is Max," said the cat, and disappeared with a bow.
Alice walked on another block, and was about to turn down a side street, when she was startled by a voice saying, "Anything
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