The Queen, however, said, "No; I cannot and will not. It wouldn't be
any good at all; besides, all the men would love me a great deal too
much, and all the women would hate me a great deal too much, because of
their husbands and sweethearts and all. So you must choose a king for
yourselves."
But confusion became doubly confounded, for every man in that vast
assembly voted for himself as king.
"Oh, this will never do," the Queen said; "because, at this rate, you'll
all go on quarrelling for ever, and the kingdom had better have remained
under the Regent. Shall I choose a king for you?"