" Oh, don't go on like that!" cried the poor Queen, wringing her hands in despair. " Consider what a great girl you are. Consider what a long way you've come today. Consider what o'clock it is. Consider anything, only don't cry!" Alice could not help laughing at this, even in the midst of her tears. " Can you keep from crying by considering things?" she asked." That's that way it's done," the Queen said with great decision: " nobody can do two things at once, you know. "