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Tweedledum
A pompous and self-important unicorn in the Sixth Square who spends his time fighting with the Lion for the White King's crown. He likes bragging about his fighting prowess and making the White King uncomfortable by making snide comments about winning the crown. He's disgusted at first to meet Alice, as he thought that children were just "fabulous monsters," but he finds her intriguing after their introduction.
The Unicorn Quotes in Through the Looking-Glass
The Through the Looking-Glass quotes below are all either spoken by The Unicorn or refer to The Unicorn. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 7: The Lion and the Unicorn
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"I always thought they were fabulous monsters!" said the Unicorn. "Is it alive?"
"It can talk," said Haigha solemnly.
The Unicorn looked dreamily at Alice, and said "Talk, child."
Alice could not help her lips curling up into a smile as she began: "Do you know, I always thought Unicorns were fabulous monsters, too? I never saw one alive before!"
"Well, now that we have seen each other," said the Unicorn, "if you'll believe in me, I'll believe in you. Is that a bargain?"
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The Unicorn Quotes in Through the Looking-Glass
The Through the Looking-Glass quotes below are all either spoken by The Unicorn or refer to The Unicorn. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 7: The Lion and the Unicorn
Quotes
"I always thought they were fabulous monsters!" said the Unicorn. "Is it alive?"
"It can talk," said Haigha solemnly.
The Unicorn looked dreamily at Alice, and said "Talk, child."
Alice could not help her lips curling up into a smile as she began: "Do you know, I always thought Unicorns were fabulous monsters, too? I never saw one alive before!"
"Well, now that we have seen each other," said the Unicorn, "if you'll believe in me, I'll believe in you. Is that a bargain?"
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