Humpty Dumpty took the book, and looked at it carefully. “That seems to be done right⁠—” he began.

“You’re holding it upside down!” Alice interrupted.

“To be sure I was!” Humpty Dumpty said gaily, as she turned it round for him. “I thought it looked a little queer. As I was saying, that seems to be done right⁠—though I haven’t time to look it over thoroughly just now⁠—and that shows that there are three hundred and sixty-four days when you might get un-birthday presents⁠—”

“Certainly,” said Alice.

“And only one for birthday presents, you know. There’s glory for you!”

“I don’t know what you mean by ‘glory,’ ” Alice said.