PART SIX
“I should like to buy an egg, please,” she said timidly.
“How do you sell them?”
“Fivepence farthing for one—twopence for two,” the
Sheep replied.
“Then two are cheaper than one?” Alice said in a surprised
tone, taking out her purse.
“Only you must eat them both, if you buy two,” said the
Sheep.
Through the Looking-Glass, Chapter 5