Troca-Tintas

They told me you had been to her,
And mentioned me to him:
She gave me a good character,
But said I could not swim.


He sent them word I had not gone
(We knew it to be true):
If she should push the matter on,
What would become of you?


I gave her one, they gave him two,
You gave us three or more;
They all returned from him to you,
Though they were mine before.
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Through The Looking Glass
Lewis Carroll